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elleng

(130,147 posts)
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:16 PM Jun 2020

Trump Got Written Briefing in February on Possible Russian Bounties, Officials Say.

Source: nyt

The investigation into Russia’s suspected operation is said to focus in part on the killings of three Marines in a truck bombing last year, officials said.

American officials provided a written briefing in late February to President Trump laying out their conclusion that a Russian military intelligence unit offered and paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill U.S. and coalition troops in Afghanistan, two officials familiar with the matter said.

The investigation into the suspected Russian covert operation to incentivize such killings has focused in part on an April 2019 car bombing that killed three Marines as one such potential attack, according to multiple officials familiar with the matter.

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

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Trump Got Written Briefing in February on Possible Russian Bounties, Officials Say. (Original Post) elleng Jun 2020 OP
SO sick of this POS.... dem4evah Jun 2020 #1
Of all trump's actions against this country bmpbmp Jun 2020 #2
oh GOD yes... dem4evah Jun 2020 #7
Of course he did. Corgigal Jun 2020 #3
So much for his saying "I have a great memory." ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #10
Obviously he was protcting us from covid, and it slipped his mind still_one Jun 2020 #4
Another shocker Blue Owl Jun 2020 #5
But Kayley McInsanely said she'd never lie to the press. What's up with that? George II Jun 2020 #6
I'm wondering if she has convinced herself that she isn't lying chowder66 Jun 2020 #14
That was her first lie. Nevilledog Jun 2020 #16
SO... genxlib Jun 2020 #8
Especially since... regnaD kciN Jun 2020 #22
Donald Trump is FUCKED!!!!! ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #9
Here's an interesting thought... regnaD kciN Jun 2020 #23
The military signaled to tRump they won't support use of troops to put down protests around the time Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #24
trump is a murderous traitor.. a Quisling Cha Jun 2020 #11
He can't read, did someone read it to him? burrowowl Jun 2020 #12
With all the crap coming out right now I cannot fathom what an October surprise might be. vsrazdem Jun 2020 #13
There will be many excuses coming. Progressive Jones Jun 2020 #15
He's got a perfect excuse SCantiGOP Jun 2020 #17
No excuse (of course,) elleng Jun 2020 #20
No. Not reading the daily briefing is Dereliction Of Duty, a court marshall offense in military Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #27
It's well known he doesn't/can't (?) read. So .... live love laugh Jun 2020 #18
Not reading is as much of an indictment as reading-ignoring. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #25
He doesn't read, but there's no way he wasn't aware of a one sentence bullet point of the issue AdamGG Jun 2020 #19
Right elleng Jun 2020 #21
No excuse for a president not reading daily briefing. It's dereliction of duty. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #26
 

dem4evah

(75 posts)
1. SO sick of this POS....
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:18 PM
Jun 2020

don't think we can wait 4 months to vote him out. He's tearing this country apart by the hour. DUMP HIS SICK, ORANGE ASS REPUKES or you'll go down with him

bmpbmp

(310 posts)
2. Of all trump's actions against this country
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:20 PM
Jun 2020

.. this one has me the hottest. This afternoon was the first time I was concerned about my blood pressure shooting too high.

Prison isn't good enough for trump. And yeah, I think it's bad now, but I know it's just gonna get worse.

TRAITOR!!!

 

dem4evah

(75 posts)
7. oh GOD yes...
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:32 PM
Jun 2020

I get so pissed about it, I try and distract myself with something else to take my mind off it. Then it flashes in my mind what he's done and my BP and anxiety spike again. It's just..........ENOUGH of this fucker.

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
3. Of course he did.
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:21 PM
Jun 2020

Trumps 13 year old teenage logic, of No I’t didn’t, I don’t remember, it wasn’t me, doesn’t work any more.

Such a mastermind.

chowder66

(9,011 posts)
14. I'm wondering if she has convinced herself that she isn't lying
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 11:56 PM
Jun 2020

because she is given talking points. So in her mind she isn't the one actually doing the "lying" but she is repeating the lies given to her.

genxlib

(5,507 posts)
8. SO...
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:33 PM
Jun 2020

This becomes the international equivalent of actual murder instead of just the conspiracy to commit murder.

I find that to be a big difference. Tying it to actual specific deaths makes this so much worse for me.

The only thing that would have made it more spot-on would be if the number of casualties was four so that he could go to jail choking on the remnants of a Benghazi chant in his throat.

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
22. Especially since...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:33 AM
Jun 2020

...there are reports that Bolton is saying he briefed Trump on this in March 2019...that's one month before the truck-bombing that killed three Marines.

That's one month in which Trump could have called Putin and told him "we know one of your units is doing this...find them and stop them." Instead, he kept quiet, and allowed Marines under his command to die for nothing.

I don't want to ever hear a single Republican who tries to excuse Trump's behavior on this dare to use the phrase "support our troops" again.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,485 posts)
9. Donald Trump is FUCKED!!!!!
Mon Jun 29, 2020, 10:37 PM
Jun 2020

Thee is no way he can now salute those waiting at Marine 1, on the tarmac, knowing what they know now regarding this new scandal.

Trump is a disgusting pile of orange shit that should be hounded for the rest of his miserable life on how he betrayed our Troops in Afghanistan and all serving overseas.

There are Veterans amongst his rabid base who just might be disgusted as well.

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
23. Here's an interesting thought...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:37 AM
Jun 2020

Lots of people (myself included) worry that, if Trump loses in November, he'll try to find some way to void the election via a "state of emergency" and remain in office indefinitely.

That would essentially mean declaring martial law, and relying on the support of the military. Do you think they'll be ready to support a leader who left them to die because he'd have to cross his pal Vlad otherwise?

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
24. The military signaled to tRump they won't support use of troops to put down protests around the time
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:48 AM
Jun 2020

... around the time of tRump clearing out protesters so he could make his fake photo op at the church.

This makes it even less likely they would prop him up after losing an election.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,788 posts)
27. No. Not reading the daily briefing is Dereliction Of Duty, a court marshall offense in military
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:53 AM
Jun 2020

He is not in the military, but tRump needs to lose all his rank in November.

AdamGG

(1,275 posts)
19. He doesn't read, but there's no way he wasn't aware of a one sentence bullet point of the issue
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:38 AM
Jun 2020

If he didn't choose to seek more information when he heard the topic was this serious, it tells you all you need to know.

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