DNI Gabbard: Draft 2016 PDB finding no Russian election interference was pulled
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Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard discusses declassified ODNI documents regarding a draft President's Daily Brief prepared shortly after the 2016 presidential election.
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“This December eighth president's daily brief was consistent with all of the other assessments, essentially saying there was no interference in the outcome of the election by Russia. That brief was pulled. It was never published. It was pulled back from publishing, ah, hours before it would have hit then President Obama's desk.”
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