Homeland Security Chair Claims He “Misspoke” – ‘Russians’ Did Not Hack RNC

Update: Shortly after his interview, Rep. McCaul walked back his remarks, claiming he “misspoke”…

“I misspoke by asserting that the RNC was hacked. What I had intended to say was that in addition to the DNC hack, Republican Political Operatives have also been hacked,” he said in a statement.

As we detailed earlier, it’s not just Democrats that are running scared of what truth-bombs “Russian hackers” will drop next. According to Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, and House Homeland Security Chairman, “Russian hackers” have also penetrated the computer systems of the RNC.

Rep. McCaul says Russians have “hacked into the Republican National Committee” https://t.co/t5LTQvxtyt

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) September 14, 2016

As Politico reports, House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul said Wednesday that Russian hackers have penetrated the computer systems of the Republican National Committee.

“It’s important to note, Wolf, that they have hacked not only hacked into the DNC but also into the RNC,” McCaul (R-Texas) said in an appearance on CNN.

“So they are not discriminating one party against the others. The Russians have basically hacked into both parties at the national level and that gives us all concern about what their motivations are.”

But a top RNC official disputed McCaul.

“There has been no known breach of the RNC’s cyber network,” said Sean Cairncross, the RNC’s chief operating officer.

So, it appears, we have equal opportunity ‘Russian hackers’ – that might break the Trump/Putin narrative… but probably not.

We have to say, given the collapse in productivity around the world, these ‘Russian hackers’ are very ‘productive’ (and seem very good at their ‘jobs’)

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