Jake Tapper tweets about a slightly different version of the famed Intel meeting-ODNI briefing

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Jake Tapp
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A national security official I know and trust pushes back on the way the briefing/ODNI story is being told, and others with firsthand knowledge agree with his assessment.

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7:08 AM · Feb 21, 2020·Twitter for iPhone

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Jake Tapper
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2/ "What's been articulated in the news is that the intelligence community has concluded that the Russians are trying to help Trump again. But the intelligence doesn't say that,” the official says...
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3/ “The problem is Shelby" -- Pierson, the elections threats executive in the intelligence community -- "said they developed a preference for Trump. A more reasonable interpretation of the intelligence is not that they have a preference, it's a step short of that....
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4/ “It's more that they understand the president is someone they can work with, he's a dealmaker. But not that they prefer him over Sanders or Buttigieg or anyone else. So it may have been mischaracterized by Shelby" at the House Intel briefing last week...
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5/ "And by the way,” the official says, “both Democrats and Republicans were challenging this at the briefing."

Then there’s the matter of the tense meeting between President Trump and erstwhile Acting Director of National Intelligence Admiral Maguire...
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6/ “The President was upset that he had to hear about an intelligence conclusion from a Member of the House Republicans rather than from the intelligence community. So he was out of joint with Maguire on that process."
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7/ None of this disputes that Trump desires to replace those who have Intel expertise with partisan loyalists, or dismisses the larger issues and concerns about Russia and how the president seeks help from abroad.

Just that there seems to be more to this particular story.
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8/ ALSO none of this disputes that the Russians (and others) are attempting to interfere in the US election again.
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@Chris79699884
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Of course the Russians prefer Trump. America is divided and turned inwards.
Care to bet on Russia annexing the rest of Ukraine on the cusp of the US elections?



Helena
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Sounds like someone is feeding you a line Jake. With all the lies coming from every corner of this administration it's a bit gullible to share without further investigation.


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[hlthe2b]

1. the Media has to be smarter than this... Stop falling for the Trump memes and tactics.

[Grasswire2]

3. the idea that intelligence officials would say that Trump is a dealmaker they can work with is NUTS.

Tapper is being spun by someone.

That sounds as if was written by Trump himself.

"He's a deal maker we can work with"

Straight from Trump's own addled mind, I'd wager.

[gratuitous]

2. That's a pretty big load there, Jake

What's the functional difference between "Russia is interfering with our election to Trump's benefit" and "Russia wants Trump to win again"? You sound particularly gullible saying that it's just some fantastic coincidence that Russia's tampering happens to benefit Trump, but that Russia doesn't necessarily prefer Trump.

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4. the question is, why would Tapper say this?

Why wouldn't he just take it under advisement and then wait and see what plays out?

This is really strange.

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5. I know Jake's source's name

It's David Dennison or John Barron. ("He's a dealmaker"......)

[rockfordfile]

6. You do know Tapper's close friend is Rush Limpballs

[Boomerproud]

7. Tapper leaned right when he was at ABC.

The only time he acts full progressive is when it's so obvious there's no other option. I've seen him treat Democratic guests very dismissively and let Pukes slide.

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8. K&R