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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Graham Blames FBI For Trump Campaign's 'Improper' Russian Contacts [View all]Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)34. The FBI did warn the Trump campaign. Trump chose to ignore the warnings.
The FBI warning Trump received, ignored, and apparently forgot about
In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter.
The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies.
The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.
In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter.
The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies.
The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.
FBI warned Trump in 2016 Russians would try to infiltrate his campaign
The briefings were led by counterintelligence specialists from the FBI, the sources said. They were timed to occur around the period when the candidates began receiving classified intelligence, the officials said, which put them at greater risk for being targeted by foreign spies. Trump's first intelligence briefing as Republican nominee was Aug. 17, 2016, sources told NBC News at the time.
The briefings were led by counterintelligence specialists from the FBI, the sources said. They were timed to occur around the period when the candidates began receiving classified intelligence, the officials said, which put them at greater risk for being targeted by foreign spies. Trump's first intelligence briefing as Republican nominee was Aug. 17, 2016, sources told NBC News at the time.
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Sen. Graham Blames FBI For Trump Campaign's 'Improper' Russian Contacts [View all]
DonViejo
Aug 2018
OP
Hey, Graham the a**-kisser. I would venture to guess the FBI gave the trumpsters the same
shraby
Aug 2018
#1
Exactly. That's been reported from the beginning that both campaigns were warned.
politicaljunkie41910
Aug 2018
#35
That doesn't excuse Trump,Trump Jr, Hicks, Kushner, Sessions etc lying about any Russian contacts
wishstar
Aug 2018
#15
I think Graham has two main reasons for becoming Trump's best friend
Power 2 the People
Aug 2018
#28
Oh really, I don't recall seeing the FBI agents dragging all of rumps' cronies out to meet ...
SWBTATTReg
Aug 2018
#31