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In March 2017, Henry participated in a forum to discuss the DNC "Russian hacking” hoax. The panel also featured former [[Hillary Clinton]] campaign manager [[John Podesta]] and [[Marc Elias]], the general partner at Perkins Coie. Perkins Coie’s also was the firm that hired [[Fusion GPS]] — who in turn hired [[Christopher Steele]] to author to author the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' — on behalf of the [[2016 Clinton campaign]] and the [[DNC]] around the same time Perkins retained CrowdStrike. According to disclosure reports, the DNC paid Perkins Coie $7.2 million during the 2016 election cycle: The PAC also paid CrowdStrike more than $400,000 during the same time period.
In March 2017, Henry participated in a forum to discuss the DNC "Russian hacking” hoax. The panel also featured former [[Hillary Clinton]] campaign manager [[John Podesta]] and [[Marc Elias]], the general partner at Perkins Coie. Perkins Coie’s also was the firm that hired [[Fusion GPS]] — who in turn hired [[Christopher Steele]] to author to author the ''[[Steele dossier]]'' — on behalf of the [[2016 Clinton campaign]] and the [[DNC]] around the same time Perkins retained CrowdStrike. According to disclosure reports, the DNC paid Perkins Coie $7.2 million during the 2016 election cycle: The PAC also paid CrowdStrike more than $400,000 during the same time period.
In testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), Henry admitted under oath Crowdstrike had no evidence that Russians hacked the DNC:
{{quotebox|'''Ranking Member Mr. [Adam] Schiff:''' Do you know the date on which the Russians exfiltrated the data from the DNC? … when would that have been?
'''Mr. Henry:''' Counsel just reminded me that, as it relates to the DNC, we have indicators that data was exfiltrated from the DNC, but we have no indicators that it was exfiltrated (sic). … There are times when we can see data exfiltrated, and we can say conclusively. But in this case, it appears it was set up to be exfiltrated, but we just don’t have the evidence that says it actually left.
'''Mr. [Chris] Stewart of Utah:''' Okay. What about the emails that everyone is so, you know, knowledgeable of? Were there also indicators that they were prepared but not evidence that they actually were exfiltrated?
'''Mr. Henry:''' There’s not evidence that they were actually exfiltrated. There’s circumstantial evidence … but no evidence that they were actually exfiltrated. …
'''Mr. Stewart:''' But you have a much lower degree of confidence that this data actually left than you do, for example, that the Russians were the ones who breached the security?
'''Mr. Henry:''' There is circumstantial evidence that that data was exfiltrated off the network.
'''Mr. Stewart:''' And circumstantial is less sure than the other evidence you’ve indicated. …
'''Mr. Henry:''' “We didn’t have a sensor in place that saw data leave. We said that the data left based on the circumstantial evidence. That was the conclusion that we made.<ref>https://consortiumnews.com/2020/05/09/ray-mcgovern-new-house-documents-sow-further-doubt-that-russia-hacked-the-dnc/</ref>}}
In answer to a follow-up query on this line of questioning, Henry delivered this classic: “Sir, I was just trying to be factually accurate, that we didn’t see the data leave, but we believe it left, based on what we saw.”
As of October 2019, the DNC has paid CrowdStrike nearly $80,000 for the year.
As of October 2019, the DNC has paid CrowdStrike nearly $80,000 for the year.