Rep. Peter King: ‘There Is No Evidence’ Russia Hacked RNC, Maybe Rogue CIA Ops

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLITZER All ░░░░░░░░ So you re what ░░░░░░░░ the hacking of Republican ░░░░░░░░ operatives What can you ░░░░░░░░ us about that Because ░░░░░░░░ little of that e ░░░░░░░░ of those documents have ░░░░░░░░ publicly released Why is ░░░░░░░░ Why did they just ░░░░░░░░ information damaging to Hillary ░░░░░░░░ and the Democrats as ░░░░░░░░ to information that could ░░░░░░░░ been potentially damaging to ░░░░░░░░ Trump and the Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Well you know Reince ░░░░░░░░ said there is no ░░░░░░░░ that the Democrats I ░░░░░░░░ excuse me that the ░░░░░░░░ successfully hacked the Republican ░░░░░░░░ Committee BLITZER That s ░░░░░░░░ That is correct There ░░░░░░░░ no evidence And the ░░░░░░░░ doesn t believe and ░░░░░░░░ CIA for that matter ░░░░░░░░ the RNC per se ░░░░░░░░ hacked I will read ░░░░░░░░ you a statement that ░░░░░░░░ McCaul the chairman of ░░░░░░░░ house homeland security committee ░░░░░░░░ man you know well ░░░░░░░░ I m sure you ░░░░░░░░ He was on this ░░░░░░░░ a few months ago ░░░░░░░░ in September and he ░░░░░░░░ said the RNC had ░░░░░░░░ hacked Right after the ░░░░░░░░ he issued a statement ░░░░░░░░ ll read it to ░░░░░░░░ I misspoke by asserting ░░░░░░░░ the RNC was hacked ░░░░░░░░ I had intended to ░░░░░░░░ was that in addition ░░░░░░░░ the DNC attack Republican ░░░░░░░░ operatives have also been ░░░░░░░░ Here is the question ░░░░░░░░ political operatives Their information ░░░░░░░░ hacked Why wasn t ░░░░░░░░ information released KING Again ░░░░░░░░ don t know how ░░░░░░░░ information was hacked I ░░░░░░░░ t know how successful ░░░░░░░░ were I know Mike ░░░░░░░░ said that He must ░░░░░░░░ had some basis for ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ it was near the ░░░░░░░░ of Podesta There may ░░░░░░░░ been nothing incriminating or ░░░░░░░░ that would get anybody ░░░░░░░░ attention I know they ░░░░░░░░ hack into Colin Powell ░░░░░░░░ of his e mails ░░░░░░░░ know that But as ░░░░░░░░ as I know I ░░░░░░░░ not aware of who ░░░░░░░░ Republican officials are and ░░░░░░░░ am not aware if ░░░░░░░░ were if there is ░░░░░░░░ significant that was taken ░░░░░░░░ them Again I received ░░░░░░░░ number of briefings on ░░░░░░░░ issue Let me emphasize ░░░░░░░░ What we ve been ░░░░░░░░ is that as far ░░░░░░░░ the intent that the ░░░░░░░░ intent of the Russians ░░░░░░░░ to have been to ░░░░░░░░ the process To put ░░░░░░░░ cloud over the election ░░░░░░░░ cause people to doubt ░░░░░░░░ the real winner is ░░░░░░░░ to again undermine democracy ░░░░░░░░ they ve been successful ░░░░░░░░ that because we re ░░░░░░░░ talking about it five ░░░░░░░░ after the election BLITZER ░░░░░░░░ bottom line When Donald ░░░░░░░░ tweets or says that ░░░░░░░░ doesn t buy what ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community is saying ░░░░░░░░ all of this you ░░░░░░░░ worked with the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ know these professionals Is ░░░░░░░░ acceptable for the incoming ░░░░░░░░ in chief to in ░░░░░░░░ so severely criticize the ░░░░░░░░ community and recall the ░░░░░░░░ leading up to Saddam ░░░░░░░░ s destruction of massive ░░░░░░░░ KING If Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ saying the CIA concluded ░░░░░░░░ the Russian intent was ░░░░░░░░ He is saying it ░░░░░░░░ ridiculous to even suggest ░░░░░░░░ the Russians hacked at ░░░░░░░░ KING No I would ░░░░░░░░ an honest disagreement with ░░░░░░░░ on that As far ░░░░░░░░ the CIA the overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ of CIA employees are ░░░░░░░░ people They re very ░░░░░░░░ On the other hand ░░░░░░░░ have found instances in ░░░░░░░░ instance during the Bush ░░░░░░░░ there were elements in ░░░░░░░░ CIA that I thought ░░░░░░░░ leaking stuff out to ░░░░░░░░ the administration look bad ░░░░░░░░ occasionally do have elements ░░░░░░░░ the CIA that push ░░░░░░░░ think they re a ░░░░░░░░ unto themselves The overwhelming ░░░░░░░░ are outstanding Americans.”