Brennan and the IC misled lawmakers by referencing the debunked Steele dossier to assess, quote unquote Russia's plans and intentions, falsely suggesting that this dossier had intelligence value when he knew that it was discredited. The intelligence community excluded significant intelligence and ignored or selectively quoted reliable intelligence that contradicted the intelligence community assessments. Key findings on Putin's alleged support for Trump, including this intelligence reporting, would have exposed the ICA's claim as implausible, if not ridiculous. (14:57–15:07)
CLAIM
Asserts that the intelligence community ignored or selectively quoted intelligence that contradicted their assessments.
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