That was in August. September 2, 2016, the FBI said it was, quote, uncomfortable, implying that there was definitive information that Russia intends to disrupt our election choices. September 9, 2016, the intelligence community concluded, quote, that Russia was probably not trying to influence the election by using cyber means. That September of 2016. Fast forward to December of 2016. After the election on December 7th, DNI Director Clapper's talking points read, quote, foreign adversaries did not use cyber attacks on election infrastructure to alter the US presidential election outcomes. (02:06–02:19)
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Asserts that the intelligence community concluded Russia was probably not trying to influence the election in September 2016.
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