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babylonsister

(171,035 posts)
Wed Sep 2, 2020, 09:02 AM Sep 2020

DHS Blocked Intelligence Memo That Warned of Kremlin Plan to Attack Biden's Mental Health

https://www.thedailybeast.com/dhs-blocked-intelligence-memo-that-warned-of-kremlin-plan-to-attack-bidens-mental-health-says-report?ref=home


DHS Blocked Intelligence Memo That Warned of Kremlin Plan to Attack Biden’s Mental Health, Says Report
SOUNDS FAMILIAR
Jamie Ross, Reporter
Updated Sep. 02, 2020 7:14AM ET /
Published Sep. 02, 2020 6:56AM ET


The Department of Homeland Security intervened in July to stop the publication of an intelligence bulletin that warned of a Kremlin plan to push “allegations about the poor mental health” of Joe Biden, according to a report from ABC News. The draft bulletin was reportedly submitted to the agency’s legislative and public-affairs office for review at the start of July and, after a few days, it was ready to be sent out to federal, state, and local law-enforcement partners. However, a senior DHS official is said to have intervened and the bulletin was never circulated. An email sent by DHS Chief of Staff John Gountanis reportedly said: “Please hold on sending this one out until you have a chance to speak to [acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf].” The document reportedly focuses on Russia’s attacks on Biden’s mental fitness—one of the attack lines most-used by President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign. In a statement, a DHS spokesperson said that the bulletin was “delayed” because it didn’t meet the agency’s standards. Democrats, intel officials, and election watchdogs have expressed outrage over new Trump administration plans to put all election-interference briefings in writing only, cutting off in-person briefings with little more than two months to Election Day.
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DHS Blocked Intelligence Memo That Warned of Kremlin Plan to Attack Biden's Mental Health (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2020 OP
k&r bigtree Sep 2020 #1
insane republicans . .. Iliyah Sep 2020 #2
FFS how much more proof do people need Docreed2003 Sep 2020 #3
Keeping the useful drek for themselves. C_U_L8R Sep 2020 #4
... Cetacea Sep 2020 #5
If it were any other administration I would be shocked. DTomlinson Sep 2020 #6

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
2. insane republicans . ..
Wed Sep 2, 2020, 09:10 AM
Sep 2020

and illegitimate ones, like wolf and shithole - republicans in high places who disagrees with them, will start quietly exposing the administration of wrong doings. It happening now.

Docreed2003

(16,850 posts)
3. FFS how much more proof do people need
Wed Sep 2, 2020, 09:12 AM
Sep 2020

Trump and the Kremlin are the same freaking team. He's shown us this again and again.

 

DTomlinson

(411 posts)
6. If it were any other administration I would be shocked.
Wed Sep 2, 2020, 10:24 PM
Sep 2020

But that doesn’t take away from how horrifying and disgusting this is.

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