During congressional testimony Wednesday, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed that the story originally reported by the New York Times that "17 intelligence agencies" confirmed Russia attempted to interfere in the 2016 election has been false all along.
Many people assumed at the time that the story had to be fake (or at least misleading) because to add up to 17 agencies you would have to include some pretty tangentially related organizations, but now we know for sure.
Clapper Confirms: "17 Intelligence Agencies" Russia Story Was False
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