U.S. intelligence to brief congressional leaders on Russia bounty report

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. congressional leaders will seek more information from top intelligence officials Thursday on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan.

The directors of U.S. intelligence agencies were scheduled to brief the "Gang of Eight" made up of congressional leaders and chairs of the intelligence committees in the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.

President Donald Trump, a Republican who has worked to cultivate warmer relations with Moscow, denied being briefed on the matter before it was reported by news outlets last week. On Wednesday, he called the reports hoaxes.

Democrats in Congress have accused Trump of not taking intelligence information concerning soldiers' deaths seriously enough.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-intelligence-to-brief-congressional-leaders-on-russia-bounty-report/ar-BB16gclV?li=BBnb7Kz

[donkeypoofed]

1. Here come the Republiscum denials, blah blah blah

Same ole, same ole.

[amb123]

2. I know how this will go

"I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me and get me fired by the President."

[C_U_L8R]

3. What's taking so long?

Trying to get their 'story' straight???

Truth will defeat these jerks in the end.

[old guy]

4. I don't understand.

tRump has already said it's a hoax. If any one says different, it's a lie. End of briefing.

[machoneman]

5. Republiscums were reviewed by our intelligence agencies. Democrats only got WH staffers. Any....

questions? Oh, and the R-scums got theirs first to allow time for a cover-up story. Nice huh?