Any chance the info Trump leaked was false and deliberately planted to see if he would leak?

[nadine_mn]

I just keep thinking about how the intelligence community knew he was involved in Russia and reports that he was not receiving complete briefings.

Also - he never reads or pays attention for long enough to serious info to sink in.

I wonder if this was just a trap?

[pangaia]

1. If so, it would be priceless...

[Warpy]

2. Any chance he has that much brain power?

Uh, no, not bloody likely.

[nadine_mn]

3. I mean that Trump was given false info by intelligence community

to see if Trump would blab. You know, not really put people in danger with giving real info to Trump

[Warpy]

5. I sincerely hope so. I'd hate to think that boob put anyone in danger

or blabbed anything particularly important to his owners.

[unblock]

4. pretty stupid trap, if true.

the way they did it, now any potential confidential informant will be reluctant to give intel to us *or* any of our allies.

even if they come out and say it was all a trap, it will still make informants very wary.


surely they could have come up with a trap that would cause less real damage if he fell for it. some fake intel about military research perhaps.

[nadine_mn]

8. I was just thinking of the Politico article about

how staffers sneak info (including hoaxes) to Trump to get their agendas met.

I guess I just don't want to believe anyone would be stupid enough at this point to give him sensitive info

[lostnfound]

11. What if it was a test by our allies?

[unblock]

12. Even less likely

I certainly buy the idea that the intelligence community might have fed him disinformation to test his trustworthiness and/or to protect the real intel. However, Benedict Donald leaking intel about informants is way too damaging to the intel community. They round have cone up with a less damaging test.

[unc70]

6. Really, really doubt it

This story topic has been a high level topic for a few weeks. The idea of a laptop-size chemical explosive that evades current detection technology -- if true, that is very scary. Particularly since I will be flying all over the place starting in about 12 hours.

Why couldn't this be something big like red mercury?

[uponit7771]

7. No, Red Don is very stupid

[Canoe52]

9. no

[C_U_L8R]

10. It's worse

The information is real and actual lives are at risk.
Trump is a dangerous fuckup.