Appearing Friday on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Hayden expressed his belief that today's indictments against 12 Russian officers are not the end.
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Hayden, who was director of the CIA under President George W. Bush added that it" would not "Surprised" if future defendants were Americans, citing the seemingly deliberate move not to explicitly deny US involvement in the indictment of today. "19659002" The indictment clearly says: if the Americans were involved, "he explained. "He does not say that there were no Americans involved."
Earlier today, White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters said the charges are "consistent with what we have always said." On Twitter, Trump 's private lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, ruled that the indictments were "good news" and called for an end to Mueller' s investigation.
President Donald Trump calls the investigation is a "witch hunt faked," which "really hurts our country, and this really hurts our relationship with Russia. "
Hayden describes Trump's reaction as a "style of speaking and acting …" (Trump) creating his own reality for … the utility of the moment. "
" Here we have this magnificent reading of very rich details that he still characterizes as a "witch hunt", he said. What Trump must recognize, Hayden said, is the importance of his words, and especially those uttered on July 26, 2016, when Trump expressed hope that Russia would "find the 30,000 missing emails" of Hillary Clinton – who, like the indictments, is what Russian hackers tried to do on this da
"At a minimum," says Hayden, "it's a very clear proof that if you say really stupid things, even as a candidate, you put yourself in danger … (And) that's where the president is. "
