Andrew McCabe: ‘Absurd’ for DNI Gabbard to Use This Discussion Around Sourcing and Russia’s Intent to Charge Obama, Brennan or Comey

McCabe So basically you ░░░░░░░░ talking about the intelligence ░░░░░░░░ assessment which was the ░░░░░░░░ that was essentially requested ░░░░░░░░ the president after the ░░░░░░░░ And it came to ░░░░░░░░ conclusions The first was ░░░░░░░░ they absolutely tried to ░░░░░░░░ chaos and undermine Americans ░░░░░░░░ in the election That ░░░░░░░░ number one Number two ░░░░░░░░ definitely wanted to hurt ░░░░░░░░ Clinton s chances of ░░░░░░░░ elected And the third ░░░░░░░░ was they affirmatively wanted ░░░░░░░░ help Donald Trump s ░░░░░░░░ of winning the election ░░░░░░░░ much the first two ░░░░░░░░ one has argued about ░░░░░░░░ third one seems to ░░░░░░░░ the one that still ░░░░░░░░ pain for Republicans on ░░░░░░░░ Hill and the DNI ░░░░░░░░ nevertheless it is an ░░░░░░░░ assessment If you dig ░░░░░░░░ the sourcing you could ░░░░░░░░ you have a different ░░░░░░░░ That doesn t mean ░░░░░░░░ the original opinion was ░░░░░░░░ or treasonous just means ░░░░░░░░ was the opinion of ░░░░░░░░ community at that time ░░░░░░░░ concur with that opinion ░░░░░░░░ my view they had ░░░░░░░░ reason to base that ░░░░░░░░ Almost everyone who has ░░░░░░░░ our work has come ░░░░░░░░ that same conclusion You ░░░░░░░░ the Senate Intelligence Committee ░░░░░░░░ which you noted the ░░░░░░░░ investigation spent two years ░░░░░░░░ it came to the ░░░░░░░░ conclusions general conclusions John ░░░░░░░░ who came back and ░░░░░░░░ everything we do and ░░░░░░░░ no no problems or ░░░░░░░░ based upon that review ░░░░░░░░ House Intelligence Committee report ░░░░░░░░ has now been declassified ░░░░░░░░ in large part with ░░░░░░░░ we determined But of ░░░░░░░░ differs on that count ░░░░░░░░ the idea that she ░░░░░░░░ use this discussion around ░░░░░░░░ and intents of Russians ░░░░░░░░ some sort of springboard ░░░░░░░░ charges against Barack Obama ░░░░░░░░ John Brennan or Jim ░░░░░░░░ or anyone else is ░░░░░░░░ And she either knows ░░░░░░░░ s absurd and she ░░░░░░░░ doing it anyway or ░░░░░░░░ Director of National Intelligence ░░░░░░░░ doesn t understand the ░░░░░░░░ of intelligence which should ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Americans.”