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The Press Sec said she would not lie to you (reporters). what a joke--a sick dangerous joke
#LIAR @PressSec Kayleigh McEnanys excuses for Trumps ignorance about Russian bounties dismantled by reporter who broke story
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/kayleigh-mcenanys-excuses-for-trumps-ignorance-about-russian-bounties-dismantled-by-reporter-who-broke-story/
Published 16 hours ago on June 28, 2020
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With McEnany saying, While the White House does not routinely comment on alleged intelligence or internal deliberations, the CIA Director, National Security Adviser, and the Chief of Staff can all confirm that neither the President nor the Vice President were briefed on the alleged Russian bounty intelligence, and then adding that the White House is flooded with reports that the president is likely not aware of, Savage was asked by host Joy Reid to respond.
One thing to notice about the statement theyre not denying that there was an intelligence assessment that the Russian government had offered bounties to Afghan militants and criminals to theyre not denying that and that the white house has not known about this since March and convened in the interagency meeting about it, Savage began. Even with the National Security Council in March.
So they have not tried to push back on that, he continued. Theyre saying, well, Trump wasnt briefed,' he added. We dont know if theyre using the word briefed in a highly specialized way like maybe it was in his Presidential Daily Brief (PDB0 document but he didnt read it the guy who comes in every few days to tell him about whats in the document didnt mention it that day. We dont know what to make of that statement.............................
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Lucinda
(31,170 posts)DownriverDem
(6,226 posts)graduate from Harvard Law?
certainot
(9,090 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,958 posts)The ability to lie with a straight face in the Trump administration is far more important than a law degree.
luvtheGWN
(1,336 posts)in Florida is none too happy with her. She's called her out publicly on all her lying for Trump.
usaf-vet
(6,161 posts)Vinca
(50,236 posts)Trump of the plot to murder soldiers for cash. They're very specific. Chances are it was all over the PDBs at the very least and, if there's any chance at all Trump didn't know, it's because they figured he'd go nuts (as usual) if they told him. BUT, there's little doubt Trump knew of this according to everyone interviewed with the exception of Kayleigh, who apparently dislodged her lips from Trump's ass long enough to give a response.
grantcart
(53,061 posts)Presented a 25 page two hour explanation with slides and recordings of intercepts, none of them wore briefs.
NRaleighLiberal
(60,006 posts)dalton99a
(81,386 posts)samsingh
(17,590 posts)FakeNoose
(32,553 posts)Chump can deny knowing all he wants to. The Joint Chiefs, the intelligence community leaders, the guys serving in Afghanistan - they ALL KNOW!
How they continue showing allegiance to Chump after this is beyond me. To my way of thinking, this is just further proof that there could never be a military-backed coup to keep Chump in power after he loses in November. Our US fighting forces (and security communities) have no reason to stay loyal to such a total loss and embarrassment.
lark
(23,059 posts)PUtin was his friend and wouldn't do that to HIM & threw them out, so therefore he was never fully briefed since he's too stupid, lazy & willfully ignorant to read the briefing in the PDB - especially when it shows the treachery of the man who stole the office for him.
Cartaphelius
(868 posts)that Trump was going "commando" when he was told
about the Russians actions. Probably the result of his full
'nappy'...
Nevilledog
(50,983 posts)Cha
(296,770 posts)TY, rivers!
pazzyanne
(6,543 posts)That poor girl doesn't know if she is coming or going. She needs an intervention, and soon.
DallasNE
(7,402 posts)Surely it was included in the PDB and by definition that means he was briefed. So she lied.
usaf-vet
(6,161 posts).... and doesn't go to the oval office until late mornings at best.
He is a lazy SOB who doesn't give a s**t about anyone but himself and his play toy Ivanka.
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR HIM TO NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BOUNTIES on the heads of US Military personal.
This amounts to plain and simple Tre45on.
mjvpi
(1,387 posts)but even I expect to see that little gold cross just start smoking one day.
Aussie105
(5,315 posts)There must be a shorter way to say that. Oh yeah, treason.
Best start making a list of names for the post Trump era cleanup. It's going to be a long one!
Texin
(2,589 posts)There is as much chance of that as a flight of angels flying out of Shitler's ass. Fuck all. In the minuscule, pinhead chance that they "weren't 'briefed'" about this, it raises an even more relevant and important question, WHY THE FUCK WOULDN'T THEY HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ABOUT IT? Somebody up there needs to provide an explanation for THAT!
brush
(53,726 posts)about bounties being put on our soldiers.
Period. No question.
trump did nothing about it because it was Putin paying the bounties and trump is afraid to cross Putin. Probably because of the kompromat Putin has on him, but also because he's shies away from confrontations with people he can't bully. In other words, he's a...