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kpete

(71,994 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:24 PM Jun 2020

Russian Bounty Plot Was In President's Daily Brief (UPDATED)

Last edited Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:23 PM - Edit history (6)

NYT.
BREAKING: Undercutting WH claims that Trump was never briefed on suspected Russian bounty operation & info was not solid enough to tell him about, it was in his written briefing (PDB) 4 months ago - likely Feb 27 - & was circulated broadly in IC on May 4.


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https://nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/politics/trump-russia-plot-afghanistan.html

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The intelligence that assessed there was an effort by a Russian military intelligence unit to pay the Taliban to kill US soldiers was included in one of President Trump’s daily briefings on intelligence matters sometime in the spring, CNN reports.

Trump is not known to fully or regularly read the President’s Daily Brief, something that is well-known within the White House.


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https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/29/russian-bounty-plot-was-in-presidents-daily-brief/
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/29/politics/russia-bounties-presidential-daily-briefing/index.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_allpolitics+%28RSS%3A+CNN+-+Politics%29
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Cha

(297,240 posts)
1. BLOTUS doesn't do Shit.. but somebody in that GD WH
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:27 PM
Jun 2020

should have read the GD report and told the treasonous malicious twittertwit about IT.

NATIONAL SECURITY.. HELLO! Our Soldiers' LIVES!

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
2. But something this important is told to him verbally, no question.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:27 PM
Jun 2020

Pentagon made sure he was informed several times as they were antsy to get the traitor to do something, I am sure that is what will come out.

If this was about any dem, and he or she DIDNT read it? Uh, every media outlet, every GOP demanding resignation for dereliction of duty

pandr32

(11,584 posts)
4. It seems he must have known
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:39 PM
Jun 2020

...and possibly before his briefing. After all, Putin and he had regular conversations.
It is almost as though he couldn't care less about briefings from American intelligence sources. Yes, it is often suggested that he doesn't have the focus, but he certainly does when it is something he cares about.
Perhaps he is more interested in pleasing his buddy.
If it was unknown to him it seems reasonable to expect more of a reaction from him finding out about it. He is quite calm except for his faux outrage at the "hoax". He is not doing a damn thing about it as far as dealing with the problem.

empedocles

(15,751 posts)
5. Rachel tonite, added lists of verification confirmations, including Britain.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:54 PM
Jun 2020

Followed with a call to arms

napi21

(45,806 posts)
6. His most brecent lie was denying knowledge of the bounty. There is NO WAY at least one of hid
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:55 PM
Jun 2020

advisors didn't tell him. I believe it's total incompetence that he doesn't read the DB's. Like it or not, it's a VERY IMPORTANT PART of the job.

Alex4Martinez

(2,193 posts)
8. And what about how he brings only republicans to the whitehouse for a strategy session?
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:02 PM
Jun 2020

and then sends them out to repeat the party line?

Democrats will be briefed tomorrow morning.

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