Craig Murray: WikiLeaks Operative Says Disgruntled Democrats Leaked Emails And Not Russia

"Neither of the leaks came from the Russians. The source had legal access to the information. The documents came from inside leaks, not hacks…leakers were motivated by disgust at the corruption of the Clinton Foundation and the tilting of the primary election playing field against Bernie Sanders."

The 58-year-old confirmed that he retrieved the package from a source in a wooded area close to the American University in northwest D.C. Craig Murray, who was once the Rector of the University of Dundee, said the person who obtained the information was not the same person who met with him.

This revelation is coming on the heels of U.S. intelligence officials confirming that they have proof that Russian hackers accessed sensitive information linked to both top Clinton aide John Podesta, and the Democratic National Committee. The CIA allegedly told members of Congress during intelligence briefings that the Russians used WikiLeaks as a smokescreen to swing the November 8 elections in favor of the Manhattan billionaire.

The WikiLeaks operative has refused to reveal his sources and how they accessed the information. However, he has suggested that intelligence services take a closer look at Podesta's emails because he was communicating with foreign nations and Saudi Arabia lobbyists. According to him, it might be "of legitimate interest to the security services."

During the campaign, Hillary Clinton stated multiple times that 17 U.S. intelligence agencies had confirmed that Russia was the source of the publications. The CIA had strongly supported this claim saying individuals in cahoots with Moscow provided WikiLeaks with an enormous number of hacked emails.

However, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, which oversees the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, has not welcomed this assessment from the CIA. The ODNI, which was formed after the September 11 attacks, revealed that the CIA was quick in its assessment, especially when FBI standards require proof that can hold up in court. It added that they would struggle to convince others with circumstantial evidence.

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