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From CNN
The two-page summary was written without the detailed specifics and information about sources and methods included in the memos by the former British intelligence official. That said, the synopsis was considered so sensitive it was not included in the classified report about Russian hacking that was more widely distributed, but rather in an annex only shared at the most senior levels of the government: President Obama, the President-elect, and the eight Congressional leaders.
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/10/politics/donald-trump-intelligence-report-russia/index.html
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Whoever it was deserves a medal.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)That's my reading of the article.
skylucy
(3,739 posts)DUgosh
(3,056 posts)Lol
I just had to learn something new.. and I am getting your jib! hahaha
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)babylonsister
(171,066 posts)https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term=.upMAG3LaV1#.dcVOxRQZLd
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The dossier, which is a collection of memos written over a period of months, includes specific, unverified, and potentially unverifiable allegations of contact between Trump aides and Russian operatives, and graphic claims of sexual acts documented by the Russians. CNN reported Tuesday that a two-page synopsis of the report was given to President Barack Obama and Trump.
Now BuzzFeed News is publishing the full document so that Americans can make up their own minds about allegations about the president-elect that have circulated at the highest levels of the US government.
canetoad
(17,164 posts)I've just downloaded that document as a pdf and plan to read it later on. This is getting quite interesting eh?
babylonsister
(171,066 posts)I got that link from this gem:
In 2013, Donald Trump flew to Russia and stayed in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Moscow where he asked to stay in the same Presidential Suite that Barack and Michelle Obama stayed on a previous occasion, according to intelligence reports published today.
Because he hated the Obamas so much, he hired a bunch of prostitutes to perform a Golden Shower show on the bed as he watched, which is basically them pissing on each other and on the bed.
The incident was recorded on cameras set up by Russian operatives and is now being used as blackmail against him.
Obviously, this can't be confirmed until the video is released, but WTF.
Read the full report here, which was published by BuzzFeed.
https://assets.documentcloud.org/ /Trump-Intelligence-Alleg
https://www.buzzfeed.com/kenbensinger/these-reports-allege-trump-has-deep-ties-to-russia?utm_term=.ieDYqZm5jy#.ilKr6Qbqae
canetoad
(17,164 posts)We posted it at the same time.
babylonsister
(171,066 posts)on FB claims the term 'golden showers' is trending.
canetoad
(17,164 posts)Are posting it as I type. We must all be reading the report together. This is truly a gift from the universe.
babylonsister
(171,066 posts)But what will dt do about it? Just claim everyone is lying...
csziggy
(34,136 posts)I couldn't handle reading past page 18 of the report.
Cha
(297,261 posts)pissing threads were about, too.. and someone directed us here.
I believe it but STILL!!!!!!
Thank you!
canetoad
(17,164 posts)And found this. LMFAO
babylonsister
(171,066 posts)I pray, if true, that would be enough for him to Just.Go.Away. but I don't think there will be anything that will do that. He has no shame.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)That's not the half of it.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)If you are going to hand the thing to Obama, why would you redact actual names?
wishstar
(5,269 posts)Needed to protect identity of those particular operatives in case of leaks, which obviously has occurred!
tblue37
(65,381 posts)politicat
(9,808 posts)Protecting intel resources has got to be a priority, since they're the ones likely able to get hard corroboration.
MissB
(15,808 posts)McCain?
Wyden?
Barack_America
(28,876 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,838 posts)Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)maryellen99
(3,789 posts)I can see it now-"all men are like this but Bill Clinton is worse".
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)a foreign power. Even if his supporters don't care, the republicans in congress will care that the president is compromised like that.
mercuryblues
(14,532 posts)do something?????????
What the newest revelations reveal, combined with the recent firings by trump.
Other countries WILL NOT give us any intelligence that they have gathered, in fear that trump will report directly to Moscow. Our allies will be in defense mode when dealing with trump and any of his appointees. ALL of them. They see him as a dangerous hot head to be marginalized and contained, thus ALL of America is to be marginalized and contained.
China is already beyond pissed, Yesterday it was reported that Cruz and Abbott met with the Taiwanese President over China's objections.
Trump has not only fired all ambassadors, he has fired the head of the NNSA and the deputy chief. He is placing unqualified people in charge of government agencies.
We aren't going to war, Trump has handed over the keys to Russia.
Tatiana
(14,167 posts)I'm assuming this is their work...
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)The Guardian can confirm that the documents reached the top of the FBI by December. Senator John McCain, who was informed about the existence of the documents separately by an intermediary from a western allied state, dispatched an emissary overseas to meet the source and then decided to present the material to Comey in a one-on-one meeting on 9 December, according to a source aware of the meeting. The documents, which were first reported on last year by Mother Jones, are also in the hands of officials in the White House.
The Guardian has learned that the FBI applied for a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance (Fisa) court over the summer in order to monitor four members of the Trump team suspected of irregular contacts with Russian officials. The Fisa court turned down the application asking FBI counter-intelligence investigators to narrow its focus. According to one report, the FBI was finally granted a warrant in October, but that has not been confirmed, and it is not clear whether any warrant led to a full investigation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/jan/10/fbi-chief-given-dossier-by-john-mccain-alleging-secret-trump-russia-contacts
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)Manafort and Page are Trump's point guys. They keep trying to negotiate deals but fail. Trump has been a Russian operative for 8+ years and has his own people highly placed in the DNC and Democratic party. Those people hacked the DNC. Trump also has Russian oppo on Hillary from her frequent visits to Russia. Trump appears to get paid tens of thousands of dollars via a Russian pension scheme, and he likes hookers and has them pee on Obama's bed. That bed is in the bugged hotel room that the Obama's stayed in.
Fast Walker 52
(7,723 posts)HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)What is the point of peeing in the bed after the Obama's have gone. Turn on? Because you know the Ritz is throwing that mattress in the garbage the minute Trump checks out. Actually, they are probably renovating the entire suite. My thought is that this creates a trend of people visiting Trump properties and peeing everywhere. Like the Blarney Stone if you have ever heard that rumor.
csziggy
(34,136 posts)From an earlier post of mine:
Paul Manafort was an adviser to Viktor Yanukovych
Michael T. Flynn appeared regularly on RT and gave speeches in Russia often
Carter Page became an adviser to the Russian energy giant Gazprom after Putin reestablished the Russian governments majority ownership of the private/public conglomerate and made a trip to Russia in July 2016 right after Trump named him as senior foreign-policy consultant to the campaign
Richard Burt is also a member of the senior advisory board of Russias Alfa Bank ("On Oct. 31, reporter Franklin Foer broke the story that a group of cybersecurity experts had tracked regular internet communications between Donald Trumps organization and Alfa Bank."
Michael Caputo was under contract for Gazprom Media. And one goal of Caputos contract with Gazprom Media in 2000 was to improve Vladimir Putins image in the United States, as he admitted to his hometown paper, The Buffalo News.
The post which includes a link to the original source article: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028438246
tblue37
(65,381 posts)roamer65
(36,745 posts)It's not over yet by a long shot.
lanlady
(7,134 posts)It's contents are still known only to a handful of people. But its existence has been leaked.
HoneyBadger
(2,297 posts)The one that the 2 pager is a summary of. Read it, believe me there is something for everyone. The takeaway is Trump is a freak. Forget about past Presidents and their rumored indiscretions. Forget about any sex scandals that you have ever heard of. Trump can out party any 10 Republicans. Honestly, I think that this is going to solidify millenial support, at the expense of the evangelicals.
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)What specifically leads you to believe his behavior will solidify millennial's support for Trump?
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Ccarmona
(1,180 posts)Don't piss off (pun intended) the Intelligence Community.
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)trump45* (The Asterix: The asterisk applies to any achievement gained through questionable means. NOW must always be used with tRUMP45*) IMO
Well, it wasn't Julian Asswipe and Wikileaks could be the Ruskies sending a message to all tRUMP45* lemmings that they have the goods on him...OR
U can bet that the Orange KKKon who bashed NSA, FBI, CIA, etc. burned a very important bridge just to keep his friggin ego in tact. He shot his fingers off one too many times on twitter for the Intel community. More to come I'm betting.
jeffreyi
(1,943 posts)spanone
(135,838 posts)BainsBane
(53,032 posts)Instead, CNN found out that a summary had been given to Obama and Trump.
kentuck
(111,098 posts)It sounds like something he would do.