There's a paper trail to prove he *was* briefed--probably multiple times:

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

[PatSeg]

1. "Paper trail", like with actual printed words?

Yeah well, he may have seen the physical paper, but if words were involved, he didn't pay any attention. Of course, it is very likely Trump DID know, but did nothing about it. That would fit his pattern of appeasing Putin.

[thesquanderer]

24. His best defense against treason is stupidity.

But with his ego, he'd probably rather be thought treasonous than incompetent. Even if incompetence was his "get out of jail free" card.

[PatSeg]

29. I think you're right

Incompetence implies weakness. At least a traitor could be perceived to be "strong and powerful" (he loves those words and uses them a lot, often incorrectly).

[calimary]

32. Unfortunately, his best defense is actually spineless republi-CONS.

They won't do anything to hold him accountable. That's why we ALL have to vote. HAVE TO VOTE.

VOTE, DAMMIT!!!!!!!

[forgotmylogin]

33. His defense for everything is usually "Nuh-uh!" n/t

[Ohiogal]

2. It's about time

We have a president who sees, hears, and reads!!!

[soothsayer]

3. Understands, and acts appropriately

[dalton99a]

4. Kick

[Hortensis]

5. Wish I could bet an investment account on that "many times."

It could use doubling.

How about every time our commandos reported another bounty believed collected on a young soldier's life? At VERY least bundled reports several times over the months since January.

[Iliyah]

6. shithole is admitting he knew but now says it was not

creditable. "fake news" bullshit. My gawd, what else is this administration and IC's hiding with the help of the republicans in congress, and the real "fake news" - right wing media.

[demmiblue]

7. Trump Says He Was Not Briefed On Russian Bounties Because Intelligence 'Not Credible'

In a tweet late Sunday night, President Trump said the intelligence community told him he was not briefed about allegations Russia had offered the Taliban bounty payments to kill Western forces — including U.S. troops — because it did not find the reports credible.

Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks, wanting to make Republicans look bad!!! https://t.co/cowOmP7T1S
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2020

"Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks, wanting to make Republicans look bad!!!", the president tweeted.

The tweet reaffirmed an earlier denial by the president of a New York Times report that intelligence officials had briefed him on the allegations of malign Russian activity in Afghanistan.

The Washington Post reported Sunday night that the bounties are "believed to have resulted in the deaths of several U.S. service members," a conclusion based on interviews with captured militants.

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/28/884407572/trump-denies-briefing-on-russian-bounties-reportedly-placed-on-u-s-troops

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. If he's going to lie, at the very least, make it a credible lie.

[thesquanderer]

23. We've seen that his base doesn't care whether his lies are credible or not,

and his base is all he cares about.

[Capperdan]

34. His base couldn't find Russia on a map

Or know the difference between CIA, FBI, or TGIF

[csziggy]

38. His base couldn't find the United States on a map

[NCjack]

17. His Russian handler told him that it did not happen -- ignore the US Intel.

[rusty fender]

35. I guess that this was the damage control

cover that Lady G offered Trumpass while he golfed with him Sunday morning

[Cha]

8. RT.. TY SPM! TY tblue!

[inwiththenew]

9. The narrative has shifted to it wasn't a credible threat

Make of that what you will.

[bobbieinok]

26. IIRC he early did NOT believe covid a serious threat---we have a pattern here

For Trump---there is nothing of serious importance in his world

For him the world REALLY is simply a tv show in which he is the star

[Cha]

10. A reminder..

Link to tweet

[fleur-de-lisa]

12. Dumpus has thrown every other norm out the window.

I wouldn't be surprised if this one has not been observed since he stole the election.

[lagomorph777]

13. When do the House hearings begin?

[gratuitous]

14. "The President Has Seen"

Doesn't mean he read it or understood it, though. Checkmate!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

15. What are the traitors on Fox News saying?

Or News Max or the others that give aid and comfort to Putin?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Very important to remind tRump people of the Federal Records Acts. . . . nt

[liberalmuse]

18. Translation:

“Putin said it wasn’t true and I believe him over US Intelligence.”

[TheBlackAdder]

19. Someone told Trump -- PUTIN!

[usaf-vet]

20. Of course his go to response for EVERYTHING is to LIE!

Traitor! Tre45on! call it what you want but he is guilty no matter how you phrase it.

[Lonestarblue]

21. So is it finally time for some Republican Senators to go to the White House?

Republicans were willing to let Trump continue his corruption by refusing to convict and remove him. Now that he has acquiesced to the murder-for-hire of US troops, do they have any qualms left about continuing to support this traitor? Of course not. They’ll demand a few answers and then support a party lie that Trump actually told Putin to stop and the fake media has the story all wrong. Whoever wins the Democratic primary in Kentucky needs to hang this around McConnell’s neck because f his unconditional support for anything Trump does—or in this case does not do. Kentucky has two large Army bases, Ft. Knox and Ft. Campbell. Many soldiers have deployed from Ft. Campbell to Afghanistan. I can see a really effective ad with Ft. Campbell soldiers being loaded into a transport plane, then a news clip from ABC or another nightly program abut the bounty on US soldiers to McConnell’s smirk about the Senate trial and finally to Trump saying he took no responsibility.

Republicans need to demand Trump’s resignation as those who still had some honor did in Nixon’s day.

[whopis01]

22. If it was in the daily briefing, that supports Trump's claim that he didn't know about it.

He doesn't read the daily briefings.
He doesn't listen to the intelligence agencies.

We have known this for years:

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/trump-s-calendar-just-17-intelligence-briefings-85-days-n967386

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/01/americas-first-post-text-president/549794/

[NewJeffCT]

25. Sean Patrick Maloney is pretty naive

I think Donny got rid of paper trails a few years ago. It's not like Barr or the Senate GOP will call him on it.

[FailureToCommunicate]

27. Trump: "Hmmm, maybe I should get a dog. Then I could say he ate the daily briefings."

[zentrum]

28. He'll claim Exec. Privilege.

Delay. Delay Delay. And tweet. "It's so unfair!".

[wiggs]

30. Hearings, investigations, articles, demands, even subpoenas. When will people realize that

the normal, legitimate tools of public and congressional oversight are not effective against a WH, DOJ, and Senate which will use their full powers to ignore and/or counter them?

DUrs recognize that even the integrity of the 2020 election is at stake...why would the WH and McConnell worry about a House hearing? Why would they worry about scandal number 247, when all the preceeding scandals (including illegal fixing of the 2016 election via treason) haven't gone anywhere?

This is serious, and unfortunately it's going to take goprs to break ranks and pull the plug. It's unclear if that will happen.

[Roc2020]

31. The election of Donald Trump will be a historical

painful cringing punch in the gut reminder to Americans that the job POTUS is sobering and extremely serious. Never again take a chance on someone ever again with >NO< governing experience

[NoMoreRepugs]

36. Impossible for "trump" and "intelligence" to be in the same story.

[unitedwethrive]

37. I'm going to guess when this administration is over, lots of documents will somehow disappear.

They have done so many illegal and unethical things, that they have no qualms with either destroying evidence or failing to produce it in the first place.

[crickets]

39. I am hoping that there are still those in the background, generally ignored

as unimportant menial staff, who are quietly doing their jobs to make sure that enough of a paper trail remains.