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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,367 posts)
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 06:57 PM Jul 2020

Trump's intel briefer breaks her silence

A career CIA officer explained in rare public remarks on Monday what she’s learned about adapting intelligence briefings to the unique style of a particular “customer” — in her case, President Donald Trump.

Beth Sanner, a senior official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence who also serves as Trump’s primary intelligence briefer, never mentioned the president by name during an event hosted by the non-profit Intelligence & National Security Alliance on Monday.

But the unusual core challenge of her job — delivering intelligence to Donald J. Trump — was unavoidable as she discussed her own briefing techniques in detail, explaining that while she strives to be competent and fearless, she also tries not to be off-putting and aims to tailor briefings to a customer’s particular style.

“Is this someone who reads? Someone who likes a story? Operates on visuals?” Sanner said. “You figure out before you go in what that person needs from you.”

Sanner’s comments offered a window into how she approaches briefings with the president, as questions swirl about why Trump—who is not known to read Presidential Daily Brief, a classified document outlining key national security threats—was apparently never “orally” briefed on intelligence showing that Russia was paying bounties to Taliban fighters to kill U.S. troops in Afghanistan as early as 2018.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-intel-briefer-breaks-her-silence/ar-BB16p9yR?li=BBnb7Kz

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Trump's intel briefer breaks her silence (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Direct link here: The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2020 #1
She found these very helpful. tanyev Jul 2020 #2
If in fact he was never orally briefed, which I doubt captain queeg Jul 2020 #3
+ a million pandr32 Jul 2020 #7
"Orally briefed"? central scrutinizer Jul 2020 #12
Someone who does not read. That what we have folks. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #4
Trumpy-Boy was told numerous times Eyeball_Kid Jul 2020 #5
I don't believe for a second that he was never briefed peggysue2 Jul 2020 #6
It's too vile, heinous, and deadly to forget, Peggysue.. TY. Cha Jul 2020 #10
Absolutely disgusting, Cha peggysue2 Jul 2020 #19
The m$$m is criminally negligent.. we have to do our Cha Jul 2020 #20
He sure as hell has been briefed now Chainfire Jul 2020 #8
Exactly. No condemnation. No support for troops when it counts. His enablers/operators silent. . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #16
I'll just drop this TLP tweet off here, too.. they speak for me.. Cha Jul 2020 #9
There are plenty of articles about Clinton and Obama Boomerproud Jul 2020 #11
Style Over Substance? ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #13
Umm, so those hours and hours and hours of "Executive Time" -- not used for fierywoman Jul 2020 #14
what?, wait.... well handmade34 Jul 2020 #15
"I've never even heard of Russia. Is that even a real thing? I thought it was the capitol struggle4progress Jul 2020 #17
So Ms. Sanner of the CIA leaves Trump intelligence notes PufPuf23 Jul 2020 #18

captain queeg

(10,274 posts)
3. If in fact he was never orally briefed, which I doubt
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:03 PM
Jul 2020

And he didn’t read his briefing that does not relieve him of responsibility. He’s the frigging president (supposedly). That this would be used as a defense is truly appalling.

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
4. Someone who does not read. That what we have folks.
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:04 PM
Jul 2020

Actually, that is not true. We have someone who can’t read.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,437 posts)
5. Trumpy-Boy was told numerous times
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:14 PM
Jul 2020

about the bounties as far back as early 2019. He’s an adult. He doesn’t get to use the “I don’t read” defense. He’s committed to pleasing Putin. Some call him Putin’s puppet. He could say that the dog ate the bounty documents, but he doesn’t have a dog.

peggysue2

(10,847 posts)
6. I don't believe for a second that he was never briefed
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:16 PM
Jul 2020

The Trump team is blowing smoke hoping (like Corona-19) the questions, criticisms and any investigation magically disappear. Trump called Putin three or four times during the same timeline. For what? Because Trump was panicked? Needed instructions from the Boss? Wanted Putin to hold his hand?

Donald Trump is a traitor to all things American. He should move to Moscow.

Never forget, never forgive.

peggysue2

(10,847 posts)
19. Absolutely disgusting, Cha
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:32 PM
Jul 2020

This should be on every newspaper's front page, day-after-day-after-day. Instead, Trump's craziness du jour is highlighted muting an unspeakable dereliction of duty.

Never forget, never forgive.

Cha

(297,896 posts)
20. The m$$m is criminally negligent.. we have to do our
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:38 PM
Jul 2020

part on Social media.. I'm determined!

This does not go down the ******* rabbit hole.

Chainfire

(17,687 posts)
8. He sure as hell has been briefed now
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:21 PM
Jul 2020

How much action have you seen because of it. Putin has Trump's balls in a Mason jar on his desk.

"A man hears what he wants to hear and he disregards the rest"

Boomerproud

(7,975 posts)
11. There are plenty of articles about Clinton and Obama
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:32 PM
Jul 2020

returning to the Oval Office at 7pm and staying till the wee hours reading up on classified material. Evidently they were good at cognitive thinking and multitasking.

handmade34

(22,759 posts)
15. what?, wait.... well
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 07:52 PM
Jul 2020

now we know the problem... It is a WOMAN that briefs him... he has no respect for women and does not think they are capable...!! it must be assumed that he disregards everything coming from a woman

struggle4progress

(118,379 posts)
17. "I've never even heard of Russia. Is that even a real thing? I thought it was the capitol
Mon Jul 6, 2020, 08:10 PM
Jul 2020

of I'll-ask-ya. Because Sarah Putin said she could see it from her house"

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