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>Watch what happens when CNN ask Clapper tough questions.

Question #1 Clapper doesn’t want to answer: “Mr. Clapper, have you ever been briefed on the CIAs UMBRAGE Group, or any similar group, that is tasked with spoofing and framing Russian hackers using geography, language and forensics?”

1. (May 15, 2020) James Clapper refuses to testify to Congress in person ‘until there’s a COVID vaccine’

https://theunionjournal.com/james-clapper-refuses-to-testify-to-congress-in-person-until-theres-a-covid-vaccine/

“Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper is in no hurry to come to D.C. and reply questions concerning his function in the General Michael Flynn unmasking scandal. In an interview with CNN, Clapper made it completely clear that he won’t journey to testify in person till there’s a COVID-19 vaccine.”

1. (May 12, 2020) CrowdStrike Had No Evidence of Russians Stealing Emails From DNC, Declassified Transcript Shows

https://www.theepochtimes.com/crowdstrike-had-no-evidence-of-russians-stealing-emails-from-dnc-declassified-transcript-shows_3346901.html

1. (May 7, 2020) James Clapper Said He ‘Never Saw Direct Empirical Evidence’ of Trump-Russia Collusion in FBI Interview

https://www.nationalreview.com/news/james-clapper-former-director-national-intelligence-in-interview-transcript-i-never-saw-direct-empirical-evidence-of-trump-russia-collusion/

1. (March 17, 2017) Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

John Brennan’s CIA UMBRAGE group spoofs Russian hackers and leaves behind traces that implicate the Russians.

https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/

“The CIA's Remote Devices Branch's UMBRAGE group collects and maintains a substantial library of attack techniques 'stolen' from malware produced in other states including the Russian Federation.

With UMBRAGE and related projects the CIA cannot only increase its total number of attack types but also misdirect attribution by leaving behind the "fingerprints" of the groups that the attack techniques were stolen from.”

1. (July 29, 2016) Security Experts Say Russia Probably Hacked the Democrats

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-intelligence-hacked-dnc-emails-says-top-u-s-official-n618936

“But Crowdstrike and another security firm, ThreatConnect of Arlington, Virginia, said they found compelling clues pointing to Russia's government when they analyzed the hackers' methods and efforts to distribute the stolen emails and other files. The hacker groups, identified by Crowdstrike as Cozy Bear and Fancy Bear, used different but sophisticated techniques to break into the DNC and try to avoid detection.”

1. (July 29, 2016) America's top spy just hinted at how much leverage Russia truly has over Washington

https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-dnc-hack-black-propaganda-2016-7

"Either these guys were incredibly sloppy, in which case it's not clear that they could have gotten as far as they did without being detected, or they wanted us to know they were Russian," one US official told Reuters.

“The tactic makes sense in light of Russia's fondness for covert psychological warfare — specifically, the use of "black propaganda" that aims to disguise the true source of information in order to instill fear or paranoia in the perceived enemy.”

“As one US official described it to Reuters: "Call it the cyber equivalent of buzzing NATO ships and planes using fighters with Russian flags on their tails."”

1. (July 28, 2016) Russian Intelligence Hacked DNC Emails, Say Top U.S. Officials

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-intelligence-hacked-dnc-emails-says-top-u-s-official-n618936

1. (July 25, 2016) Why Experts Are Sure Russia Hacked the DNC Emails

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-experts-think-russia-hacked-dnc-emails-n616486

“FORENSIC EVIDENCE: After a different batch of hacked Democratic emails was released last month, a wide spectrum of cyber-security experts concluded that it was the work of Russian intelligence agencies through previously known proxy groups known as COZY BEAR or APT 29, and FANCY BEAR or APT 28. “We’ve had lots of experience with both of these actors … and know them well,” according to the DNC’s own contract cybersecurity firm, Crowdstrike, which blogged that one of the two groups had already gained illegal access to the White House, State Department and even the military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.”

“MOTIVE: Given their mutual and very public bromance, Putin would much prefer a Trump presidency to a Clinton one, and the timing suggests the leak was timed for maximum embarrassment to the Democrats and their presumptive nominee.”