The WH doesn't seem to understand what corroboration means, in regard to the Russian

[still_one]

bounty PDB alerts

It doesn't mean that the report isn't credible

The other point that gets missed by some in republican circles is that the WH has been changed their story

First they said they were not informed, then they said the story wasn't credible

[grumpyduck]

1. What I want to know is,

how do they "know" the story isn't credible?

Just because they say so?

Oh, wait...

[still_one]

4. I think they are saying that because it hasn't been corroborated, which ISN'T the same thing

as not being credible, but they are trying to say it is

It is typical of the dishonesty that this administration, and the republicans have been doing

[Docreed2003]

2. This is the Trump administrations modus operandi

First deny, "We never had this brief"; then deflect, "Clearly this was something the 'intel folks' didn't think was important enough for the president to see'"; then distract "This is a hoax, this is an attempt to bash Trump and republicans, this wasn't that big of a deal, the president doesn't even remember the briefing it was so insignificant"

[RockRaven]

3. It's not a lack of understanding, they just don't care...

Purposely misrepresenting processes and evidence comes easily, like breathing, to them. It's so ingrained in who they are they just instinctually do it. Like grabbing pussies.

[C_U_L8R]

5. They're acting just like crooks... oh wait, what

[fleur-de-lisa]

6. They are counting on the rubes not knowing what corroboration is.

[still_one]

7. Perhaps also rubels