Priebus: Trump Not Yet Convinced Russians Tried To Sway The Election
- 7 years ago
During a recent appearance on Fox News Sunday, Reince Priebus, Donald Trump’s pick for chief of staff, told host Chris Wallace that the president-elect has not yet accepted the intelligence community’s reported conclusion that the Russians tried to sway the election in his favor.
Reince Priebus, who is slated to be the next White House Chief of Staff, has indicated that Donald Trump is not yet fully convinced that the Russians tried to sway the recent election.
During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Priebus, “Does the president-elect accept the consensus...of the intel community about Russian interference and its intent?”
Priebus responded by saying about Trump, “I think he would accept the conclusion if these intelligence professionals would get together, put out a report, show the American people that they’re actually on the same page as opposed to third parties through the Washington Post.”
He was likely referring to a Post report from Friday which states, based on inside sources, that “FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. are in agreement with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the White House.”
As host Chris Wallace reiterated that CIA Director John Brennan had issued a statement, Priebus said, “We haven’t heard from Clapper...we haven’t heard from Comey….I think that these guys should be straight with the American people and come out and say it. I don’t think they’ve been clear about it. I think that it’s been all over the map.”
Wallace then countered, “So John Brennan, his statement, is not enough for you?”
Priebus said, “Not when you have multiple people saying different things coming through third parties and media reports. But that all being said...let’s assume it’s true. There’s no evidence that shows the outcome of the election was changed because of a couple dozen John Podesta emails that were out there.”
Meanwhile, President Obama recently told NPR that agencies are still investigating the matter, but warned that “when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... w
Reince Priebus, who is slated to be the next White House Chief of Staff, has indicated that Donald Trump is not yet fully convinced that the Russians tried to sway the recent election.
During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace asked Priebus, “Does the president-elect accept the consensus...of the intel community about Russian interference and its intent?”
Priebus responded by saying about Trump, “I think he would accept the conclusion if these intelligence professionals would get together, put out a report, show the American people that they’re actually on the same page as opposed to third parties through the Washington Post.”
He was likely referring to a Post report from Friday which states, based on inside sources, that “FBI Director James B. Comey and Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr. are in agreement with a CIA assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election in part to help Donald Trump win the White House.”
As host Chris Wallace reiterated that CIA Director John Brennan had issued a statement, Priebus said, “We haven’t heard from Clapper...we haven’t heard from Comey….I think that these guys should be straight with the American people and come out and say it. I don’t think they’ve been clear about it. I think that it’s been all over the map.”
Wallace then countered, “So John Brennan, his statement, is not enough for you?”
Priebus said, “Not when you have multiple people saying different things coming through third parties and media reports. But that all being said...let’s assume it’s true. There’s no evidence that shows the outcome of the election was changed because of a couple dozen John Podesta emails that were out there.”
Meanwhile, President Obama recently told NPR that agencies are still investigating the matter, but warned that “when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... w