U.S. ALLIES ALSO INTERCEPT RUSSIA-TRUMP ADVISER COMMUNICATIONS

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As part of intelligence operations being conducted against the United States for the last seven months, at least one Western European ally intercepted a series of communications before the inauguration between advisers associated with President Donald Trump and Russian government officials, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation.

The sources said the interceptions include at least one contact between former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and a Russian official based in the United States. It could not be confirmed whether this involved the telephone call with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that has led to Flynn’s resignation, or additional communications. The sources said the intercepted communications are not just limited to telephone calls: The foreign agency is also gathering electronic and human source information on Trump’s overseas business partners, at least some of whom the intelligence services now consider to be agents of their respective governments. These operations are being conducted out of concerns that Russia is seeking to manipulate its relationships with Trump administration officials as part of a long-term plan to destabilize the NATO alliance.

Moreover, a Baltic nation is gathering intelligence on officials in the Trump White House and executives with the president’s company, the Trump Organization, out of concern that an American policy shift toward Russia could endanger its sovereignty, according to a third person with direct ties to that nation’s government.

These sources spoke on condition that they not be identified because they were not formally authorized to disclose the information. While Newsweek was told which allied nations intercepted the communications and are gathering intelligence on Trump associates, the sources did so on condition that the countries not be identified out of concern those governments would incur the president’s wrath.

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These operations reflect a serious breakdown in the longstanding faith in the direction of American policy by some of the country’s most important allies. Worse, the United States is now in a situation that may be unprecedented—where European governments know more about what is going on in the Executive Branch than any elected American official. To date, the Republican-controlled Congress has declined to conduct hearings to investigate the links between Trump’s overseas business partners and foreign governments, or the activities between Russia and officials in the Trump campaign and administration—the very areas being examined by the intelligence services of at least two American allies.

http://www.newsweek.com/allies-intercept-russia-trump-adviser-communications-557283

This is a must read IMO. Kurt Eichenwald is an excellent investigative reporter.

[Eyeball_Kid]

1. I read recently (can't remember where) that some of Flynn's communications with

Russia or the Russian Ambassador are encrypted.

[TrekLuver]

4. Me too but I believe they cracked the code.

[herding cats]

8. I think that was speculated, but it's not an established fact? nt

[JudyM]

2. More opportunities for blackmail. Or will foreign governments begin disclosing tRumpian conflicts

of interest directly to the American public since the repuke congress will otherwise be shielding this info?

[herding cats]

6. That they're speaking to Kurt Eichenwald about this is an answer of sorts.

I think we're going to be hearing more from our allies on this issue.

[dembotoz]

3. the russians are not idiots, why would they allow the phone calls in the first place

set flynn et al up for a fall?

how do they profit from this

with friends like this.....

[herding cats]

5. I believe Russia's goal is to destabilize the US.

By creating a state of chaos and distrust in our government they effectively remove us as an opposing force, and are free to push their EU agenda.

[GliderGuider]

9. I share that opinion 100%

Anything that sows distrust of America is music to Russian ears. This is how they reorganize the world's power structure in their favor.

[herding cats]

10. I think of it as 'Operation Chaos'

One by one they're trying to create chaos in vulnerable NATO members governments.

[PearliePoo2]

7. People (Patriots) like Eichenwald are doing their best to save this planet.

Let the global intel. dam gates open and wash away the stench from this treasonous misfit from the People's White House!

[Rex]

11. quid pro quo?

Russian agent Trump is turning into a huge failure, I wonder when Putin will drop the other shoe?