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babylonsister

(171,056 posts)
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 08:11 AM Sep 2020

CIA Sending Less and Less Intelligence on Russia to Trump's Desk, Says Report

This is good, right? Don't want to cause mf45 to have a sad.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cia-sending-less-and-less-intelligence-on-russia-to-trumps-desk-says-report?ref=home

CIA Sending Less and Less Intelligence on Russia to Trump’s Desk, Says Report
IN THE DARK
Jamie Ross
Published Sep. 23, 2020 7:32AM ET


The CIA has made it more difficult for intelligence about Russia to reach the White House, Politico reports, and some officials are concerned that the information flow is being cut off to prevent President Donald Trump from erupting in fits of rage. Politico cited nine unnamed current and former CIA officials who claimed that Director Gina Haspel has become reluctant to send Russia-related intel reports to Trump’s desk. Four of them said the change means less information on Russia has reached the White House. One official said Haspel was being “more precise, and airtight” because she knows Russia-related intel will go under a microscope, but others said Trump’s sensitivity around Russia means that they hesitate to raise it. A CIA spokesperson said any suggestion that Haspel’s decision-making is politically motivated is “misguided.”
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CIA Sending Less and Less Intelligence on Russia to Trump's Desk, Says Report (Original Post) babylonsister Sep 2020 OP
Jeezus soothsayer Sep 2020 #1
Haspel is being smart SallyHemmings Sep 2020 #2

SallyHemmings

(1,821 posts)
2. Haspel is being smart
Wed Sep 23, 2020, 08:19 AM
Sep 2020

It would save time if she picked up the phone and called Putin directly.

The CIA shouldn't give him any sensitive information.


I have mixed feelings about it but with this loser, I don't think she has a choice.

God help us.

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