Utah People's Post

The Latest News from the Beehive State

Monday, July 4, 2022
Log in
  • National News
    • Female Caseworker Killed & Doctor Shot in Philadelphia
  • State News
    • Car Chase Leads to Drug Arrest
  • Tech & Science
  • Health
    • How to Prepare For Ticks Season
    • Magical Weight Loss Bean Scam
  • Sports
  • Business
You are here: Home / National News / Illegal Hack of Senate Computers

Illegal Hack of Senate Computers

August 2, 2014 Posted by Staff

images (1)

A controversial investigation began right after the CIA released a report on Thursday that gravely contradicted John Brennan’s public statements. It seems that the CIA illegally hacked several computers of the Senate and when the CIA declared that they were in possession of a document from one of those computers, John Brennan, CIA Director, came under serious scrutiny.

Involving the case where CIA employees had been accused of improperly searching computer files and emails, agency director Brennan denied that there had been any proof of misconduct. However, the CIA report on Thursday showed that those employees had indeed performed searches of the Senate Intelligence Committee computers. This information is only accessible to congressional investigators.

These employees are three computer specialists and two lawyers that conducted the computer searches and revealed that the CIA and automatically its director don’t receive a vote of confidence. Sen. Lindsey O. Graham expressed his concern for this situation, raising another concern: if the CIA director wasn’t informed of these searches, what else is there that he isn’t aware of?

There has already been great public criticism and some lawmakers have demanded that CIA Director Brennan resign from his position. President Obama intervened, however, expressing his full confidence in his agency director. He added that the internal investigation had been, in fact, because of Brennan’s instructions, who also immediately apologized to Senate leaders for the situation.

This situation is the worst nightmare for Brennan, who has been trying to challenge the release of a Senate investigation which accused the CIA of misleading legislative and executive branches about their 9/11 interrogation program (allegedly, the CIA did not explain what their interrogation program consisted of and exaggerated its effectiveness).

On Friday, Sen. Martin Heinrich of the Senate Committee expressed his concern during an interview for the Washington Post, and said that he could not accept that CIA employees had acted on their own. He added that while the involvement of Director Brennan or how he found out about the situation wasn’t clear, his actions have surely played a role in the general tone at the CIA where employees would think that such actions could be somehow appropriate.

Under the sting of this very public scrutiny, investigation reports will be turned over to Congress. What remains to be seen after this situation is whether President Obama’s confidence in Director Brennan is founded and if there is still hope that he will retain his position in spite of this unprecedented scandal.

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Share on Tumblr
  • Email

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: CIA hack, cia investigation, cia senate, director brennan, senate computers, senate files

Woman working out at the gym

Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)

June 29, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

United Airlines airplane

Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston

June 28, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Breakfast sandwich

Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Poppy flower

UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply

June 27, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

U.S.-Canada border

French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

June 26, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Plus size model

Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

June 25, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Giant manta ray

Unique Manta Ray Nursery Spotted off Texas Coast

June 23, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

The rainbow flag

WHO Scraps Transgenderism from List of Mental Illnesses

June 22, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

456 People Dead at U.K. Hospital after Taking too Many Painkillers

June 21, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Kenyan girls dancing

Kenyans Facing Poor Nutrition as Supermarket Shopping Is on the Rise

June 20, 2018 By Amelia Donovan

Pages

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy GDPR
  • Staff
  • Terms and Conditions

Recent Posts

  • Just 23% of Americans Are Working Out Enough in Their Spare Time
  • Poliovirus Therapy Gives Brain Cancer Patients New Hope (Study)
  • Passenger Mysteriously Dies on United Airlines flight Bound for Boston
  • Here Are Some Foods No Nutritionist Would Ever Eat
  • UN Warns of Surge in Opium-based Drugs and Cocaine Supply
  • French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border
  • Normalizing Plus Size Could Fuel Obesity Crisis (Study)

Related Articles

  • U.S.-Canada border

    French Jogger Detained 2 Weeks for Accidentally Crossing Border

    Jun 26, 2018
  • Billboard on Texas Interstate Kindly Asking Liberals to Leave

    Jun 20, 2018
  • U.S. Border Patrol Agents surveying border

    Border Patrol Busts 51K People Trying to illegally Cross Border

    Jun 7, 2018
  • Alabama 4-Year-Old Is Feeding the Homeless in a Superhero Cape

    May 22, 2018
  • Electronic cigarette in man's hand

    Electronic Cigarette Blows Up in Florida Man’s Face, Killing Him

    May 17, 2018
  • CIA Hacking Tool Leaker Faces Child Porn Charges

    May 16, 2018
  • First Lady Melania Trump

    First Lady Melania Trump Recovering from Serious Surgery

    May 15, 2018
  • Mormon Temple in Utah

    Mormons Break 105-year Alliance with the Boy Scouts

    May 10, 2018
  • House Speaker Paul Ryan

    Paul Ryan Denies Dismissing House Chaplain over Politics

    May 4, 2018
  • Baby feet

    Iowa’s Fetal-Heartbeat Bill About to Ban Nearly All Abortions

    May 3, 2018

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • National News
  • Nature
  • Provo
  • Salt Lake News
  • Science
  • Sports
  • State News
  • Tech & Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • West Jordan
  • West Valley City
  • World

Copyright © 2022 utahpeoplespost.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Site Map · Contact