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We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities.

Those aren't really weasel words.




>Such activity is not new to Moscow—the Russians have used similar tactics and techniques across Europe and Eurasia, for example, to influence public opinion there. We believe, based on the scope and sensitivity of these efforts, that only Russia's senior-most officials could have authorized these activities.

There are weasel words if you are led to believe they are referring to the DNC/Podesta hacks. Again read carefully. To which activity are they referring to in that sentence?


Just promise to issue a mea culpa if they ever indict specific individuals like they have in the past.

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/us-charges-five-chinese-milit...

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-a...




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