Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has said there’s no evidence that anyone other than the Russians interfered in the 2016 presidential election.

“It was only the Russians,” Clapper told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Friday.

“And they did so very aggressively and effectively.”

He said others may have meddled in the election but there was no evidence to support the claim.

Clapper said that if Trump didn’t discuss the issue of Russian hacking during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, it would embolden Russia “to continue their activities.”

“Looking ahead to 2018 elections, they’ll be more aggressive about it,” Clapper said.

The ex-intel chief also commented on the community he used to head and said it “will continue to convey truth to power even if the power ignores the truth.”

Trump weakens his position, Clapper said, when he publicly disparages “the very high confidence assessment done by the U.S. Intelligence community.”

“I think in a sense that actually gives strength to Putin’s position as he walks in and sits down for this meeting.”

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