And, and the language that, that, that was used in providing those tasks to the intelligence community from then Obama's dni, James Clapper, is very significant because it doesn't ask the question, did Russia try to help Trump win this election? It was detail how Moscow tried to influence the election in favor of Donald Trump. So it presumes the conclusion and drives the conclusion that President Obama wanted to see. (05:07–05:15)
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Asserts that the tasking language presumed Moscow tried to influence the election for Trump.
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