Очевидное невероятное

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Занимательное место вчерашнего брифинга Белого дома:

Q Just very plainly, a yes or no answer, does President Trump believe that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 elections?
MR. SPICER: I have not sat down and talked to him about that specific thing. Obviously we've been dealing with a lot of other issues today. I'd be glad to touch base.
Q Generally speaking, in his conversation about Russian interference in our elections, there’s 16 intelligence agencies that say that they did. The former FBI director said that without a doubt, the Russians --
MR. SPICER: I understand. I've seen the reports.
Q Does the President share those views?
MR. SPICER: I have not sat down and asked him about his specific reaction to them, so I'd be glad to touch base and get back to you.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/06/20/press-briefing-press-secretary-sean-spicer-55

Отказываясь признать попытку российского вмешательства в выборы, Трамп не одинок. Согласно последнему опросу CBS в это вмешательство не верит 31% американцев (в марте таких было 37%). Задача пропаганды - попытаться удержать этот процент, сочиняя истории про то, как взломанные письма попали в Викиликс из ЦРУ или от Сета Рича, но никак не из российских спецслужб.

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Российское вмешательство в выборы упоминается в пакете санкций, принятым Сенатом:

On January 6, 2017, an assessment of the United States intelligence community entitled, “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in Recent U.S. Elections” stated, “Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the United States presidential election.” The assessment warns that “Moscow will apply lessons learned from its Putin-ordered campaign aimed at the U.S. Presidential election to future influence efforts worldwide, including against U.S. allies and their election processes”.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/722

В нижней палате Конгресса, однако, закон предсказуемо застопорился.

Legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia and Iran that passed the U.S. Senate nearly unanimously last week has run into a procedural problem that could prevent a quick vote in the House of Representatives, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-sanctions-idUSKBN19B2Y7