The media has been losing their minds over a secret, no-sources, no-evidence CIA “assessment” that claims Russia tried to help Donald Trump win the election over Hillary Clinton.
Multiple authors noted the major problems over the “assessment,” which was reported in the Washington Post. The Intercept succinctly destroyed the article thusly:
The key claims are based exclusively on the unverified assertions of anonymous officials, who in turn are disseminating their own claims about what the CIA purportedly believes, all based on evidence that remains completely secret.
Donald Trump himself also slammed the assertion, saying:
Can you imagine if the election results were the opposite and WE tried to play the Russia/CIA card. It would be called conspiracy theory!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 12, 2016
Now, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton made a startling claim about what this whole episode is really about. You won’t believe this!
John Bolton: DNC and RNC Hacks Could Be a FALSE FLAG Operation to Stop Trump From Becoming President! pic.twitter.com/wiRS3XdGcn
— Makada 🇺🇸 (@_Makada_) December 12, 2016
Incredible! This would be insane, if it’s true. It would be tantamount to an attempted coup.
Since the Washington Post won’t reveal their sources or any evidence, we have no way of knowing the truth about any of their claims. It kind of just sounds like sour grapes.
Who do you think is right? John Bolton or the Washington Post? Neither?