2016

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER As ░░░░░░░░ know it comes as ░░░░░░░░ sensitive moment with the ░░░░░░░░ investigations into Russia s ░░░░░░░░ into the U S ░░░░░░░░ election Do you accept ░░░░░░░░ conclusion made by both ░░░░░░░░ CIA and the FBI ░░░░░░░░ Russia was indeed responsible ░░░░░░░░ meddling conducting cyberattacks to ░░░░░░░░ a minimum destabilize the ░░░░░░░░ S Presidential election process ░░░░░░░░ You know what I ░░░░░░░░ with is that Russia ░░░░░░░░ involved in the hacking ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic National Committee ░░░░░░░░ also believe that I ░░░░░░░░ not certain that they ░░░░░░░░ involved in the hacking ░░░░░░░░ John Podesta s e ░░░░░░░░ May or may not ░░░░░░░░ I am not BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ aren t you why ░░░░░░░░ t you certain about ░░░░░░░░ KING Based on briefings ░░░░░░░░ ve gotten BLITZER Briefings ░░░░░░░░ without giving us names ░░░░░░░░ briefings by various law ░░░░░░░░ or national security intelligence ░░░░░░░░ KING Combination of both ░░░░░░░░ I can also tell ░░░░░░░░ this that I don ░░░░░░░░ know where this conclusion ░░░░░░░░ from that the CIA ░░░░░░░░ said that they know ░░░░░░░░ intent Because we have ░░░░░░░░ briefed recently by the ░░░░░░░░ community including Director Clapper ░░░░░░░░ head of the director ░░░░░░░░ national intelligence saying that ░░░░░░░░ ve not concluded what ░░░░░░░░ intent of the Russians ░░░░░░░░ whether it was to ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump or just ░░░░░░░░ destabilize the election They ░░░░░░░░ this long before Donald ░░░░░░░░ was the nominee long ░░░░░░░░ even he was thought ░░░░░░░░ be a serious contender ░░░░░░░░ I think that is ░░░░░░░░ that s being leaked ░░░░░░░░ I think it s ░░░░░░░░ and could possibly be ░░░░░░░░ if they re leaking ░░░░░░░░ out I tell you ░░░░░░░░ house intelligence committee has ░░░░░░░░ been told that In ░░░░░░░░ they ve been told ░░░░░░░░ opposite BLITZER I want ░░░░░░░░ be precise You do ░░░░░░░░ the Russians hacked the ░░░░░░░░ National Committee KING Yes ░░░░░░░░ You re not convinced ░░░░░░░░ the Russians hacked John ░░░░░░░░ the former chairman of ░░░░░░░░ Hillary Clinton presidential campaign ░░░░░░░░ the Russians were responsible ░░░░░░░░ hacking and releasing all ░░░░░░░░ his Gmail account if ░░░░░░░░ will KING I am ░░░░░░░░ Again it could be ░░░░░░░░ the evidence I have ░░░░░░░░ I am not certain ░░░░░░░░ that I am virtually ░░░░░░░░ as I can be ░░░░░░░░ this world of intelligence ░░░░░░░░ they did hack the ░░░░░░░░ National Committee BLITZER As ░░░░░░░░ know Donald Trump isn ░░░░░░░░ even ready to accept ░░░░░░░░ He believes it s ░░░░░░░░ to say the Russians ░░░░░░░░ it He said it ░░░░░░░░ have been the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ could have been some ░░░░░░░░ in New Jersey on ░░░░░░░░ bed KING Yeah Well ░░░░░░░░ on what I ve ░░░░░░░░ and dealing with people ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community and ░░░░░░░░ the type of evidence ░░░░░░░░ were looking at as ░░░░░░░░ as signatures I do ░░░░░░░░ that the Russians did ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic National Committee ░░░░░░░░ If the Russians were ░░░░░░░░ involved in the hacking ░░░░░░░░ John Podesta s e ░░░░░░░░ who was KING That ░░░░░░░░ have been Wikileaks itself ░░░░░░░░ there are reasons for ░░░░░░░░ that But again the ░░░░░░░░ is still out on ░░░░░░░░ one But I said ░░░░░░░░ s not anywhere near ░░░░░░░░ me it s not ░░░░░░░░ conclusive as it is ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic National Committee ░░░░░░░░ Have you been briefed ░░░░░░░░ those lines that it ░░░░░░░░ have been Wikileaks Julian ░░░░░░░░ that they were responsible ░░░░░░░░ hacking and releasing John ░░░░░░░░ s e mails as ░░░░░░░░ to the Russians KING ░░░░░░░░ I would say on ░░░░░░░░ record for that is ░░░░░░░░ that is what Wikileaks ░░░░░░░░ is saying BLITZER But ░░░░░░░░ you heard that from ░░░░░░░░ sources I am just ░░░░░░░░ because this is new ░░░░░░░░ we re going through ░░░░░░░░ now KING No I ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard it ░░░░░░░░ reliable sources yes BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ formal briefings for you ░░░░░░░░ other members of the ░░░░░░░░ committee KING I can ░░░░░░░░ go any further than ░░░░░░░░ I said.”