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riversedge

(69,727 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 07:31 PM Jun 2020

Intelligence on Russian bounty plot was included in the President's Daily Brief earlier this year, s

Source: cnn




Intelligence on Russian bounty plot was included in the President's Daily Brief earlier this year, source says


By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent Updated 7:19 PM ET, Mon June 29, 2020


(CNN)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 Donald Trump's daily briefings on intelligence matters sometime in the spring, according to a US official with direct knowledge of the latest information.

That assessment, the source said, was backed up by "several pieces of information" that supported the view that there was an effort by the Russian intelligence unit -- the GRU -- to pay bounties to kill US soldiers, including interrogation of Taliban detainees and electronic eavesdropping. The source said there was some other information that did not corroborate this view but said, nonetheless, '"This was a big deal. When it's about US troops you go after it 100%, with everything you got."

Trump is not known to fully or regularly read the President's Daily Brief, something that is well-known within the White House.
The information was serious enough the National Security Council staff held a meeting during the spring to discuss "possible response options," including sanctions, if the intelligence developed to the point it was deemed ready to take to the President for any possible action, the official said......................................

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/29/politics/russia-bounties-presidential-daily-briefing/index.html



Barbara Starr saying this is meaningful.



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Intelligence on Russian bounty plot was included in the President's Daily Brief earlier this year, s (Original Post) riversedge Jun 2020 OP
We have No "president".. there's a GD Malicious Tweeter Cha Jun 2020 #1
It was totally predictable he would be proven a liar, yet again. Chemisse Jun 2020 #2
In a normal world, resignations would abound, heads would roll, treason would be charged! mpcamb Jun 2020 #3
What is it huh . . . Iliyah Jun 2020 #4
Whatever lame excuse he finally lands on, is still just that. flibbitygiblets Jun 2020 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author geralmar Jun 2020 #6
Soooo, did they read it to him like a bedtime story? Did they follow up? Did Raven Jun 2020 #7
He knew. He still pushed to get Putin included at economic summits. Warpy Jun 2020 #8
Biden will be forgiven soothsayer Jun 2020 #9
Arrest all his accomplices. Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #10
America, Corgigal Jun 2020 #11
I Bet Trump Is Once Again Asking Russia To Do Him a Solid... TomCADem Jun 2020 #12
PDBs are, by definition, BRIEF greenjar_01 Jun 2020 #13

Chemisse

(30,793 posts)
2. It was totally predictable he would be proven a liar, yet again.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 07:53 PM
Jun 2020

How come HE can't predict it? He makes a fool of himself over and over.

mpcamb

(2,855 posts)
3. In a normal world, resignations would abound, heads would roll, treason would be charged!
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 07:54 PM
Jun 2020

Let's do it!

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. What is it huh . . .
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 07:55 PM
Jun 2020

t-rump didn't know;
t-rump never knew;
t-rump didn't need briefing;
t-rump was never told;
t-rump didn't get the memo;
t-rump never got the briefing papers that mentioned the Russian bounty on our troops;
t-rump doesn't need to know;
t-rump did get briefing but it was not credible;
t-rump did get the memo but it was fake news;
t-rump did not get the information because the IC's said it was not credible;

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)
5. Whatever lame excuse he finally lands on, is still just that.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 08:06 PM
Jun 2020

Whether he's inept, corrupt, compromised, arrogant, lazy, etc. etc. etc., it just doesn't matter. Pick a reason, he's still unfit.

And by the way: He still hasn't said a SINGLE WORD denouncing Russia over this (or anything else they've been proven to do against us).

Response to riversedge (Original post)

Raven

(13,872 posts)
7. Soooo, did they read it to him like a bedtime story? Did they follow up? Did
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 08:22 PM
Jun 2020

they give him a pop quiz on it? What happened? Did they just let it drop? Why are all these tough military and security people so goddamned afraid of this guy. Are they so afraid of being canned that they would put their jobs above the security of their country and the safety of our troops? What is the matter with these people???

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
8. He knew. He still pushed to get Putin included at economic summits.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 09:10 PM
Jun 2020

By the time we get rid of this monster, the US might have to fight to be included in such summits.

I am not kidding about this.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
11. America,
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:24 PM
Jun 2020

this asshole never cared about his own kids. Especially when they were young. You believed he would protect yours? Why?

TomCADem

(17,378 posts)
12. I Bet Trump Is Once Again Asking Russia To Do Him a Solid...
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:49 PM
Jun 2020

...for the election. Perhaps hack the Biden campaign or forge documents to allow Trump's allies in Congress to have pretext to hold hearings.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
13. PDBs are, by definition, BRIEF
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 11:04 PM
Jun 2020

Trump is a lazy asshole. He can't be bothered to do his work, because he "knows better." He simply refuses to do his job.

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