So, August 31, 2016, a DHS official tells former DNI James Clapper that there was, quote, no indication of a Russian threat to directly manipulate the actual vote count. That's what they're saying. In August of 2016, September 2, 2016, The FBI said it was, quote, uncomfortable, implying that there was definitive information that Russia intends to disrupt our election. September 9th, the intelligence community concluded that, quote, Russia was probably not trying to influence the election by using cyber means. September 12, same thing. (05:09–05:17)
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Asserts that the FBI was uncomfortable implying definitive Russian intent to disrupt the election in September 2016.
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