Which makes it doubling galling that Pompeo, in remarks to reporters, appeared to lend some credence to the conspiracy theory that Ukraine, not Russia, hacked into our elections — the very same conspiracy theory, of course, that is at the center of the ongoing impeachment of the president. Pompeo suggested that his time as CIA director persuaded him that many countries and nonstate actors tried to interfere in our election. ADIndeed, Pompeo has repeatedly conceded — see here and here — that Russia did interfere in our elections in 2016. And there is zero indication that it does show any validity to the notion that Ukraine might have interfered in our elections. Indeed, intelligence officials just briefed Republican senators on this point, telling them that not only is the 2016 Ukraine conspiracy theory nonsense, but that it’s also been a mainstay of Russian self-absolving propaganda and disinformation for years.

Source: Washington Post November 26, 2019 21:02 UTC