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Solly Mack

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34. The FBI did warn the Trump campaign. Trump chose to ignore the warnings.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 02:00 PM
Aug 2018
The FBI warning Trump received, ignored, and apparently forgot about



In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter.

The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies.

The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.



FBI warned Trump in 2016 Russians would try to infiltrate his campaign


The briefings were led by counterintelligence specialists from the FBI, the sources said. They were timed to occur around the period when the candidates began receiving classified intelligence, the officials said, which put them at greater risk for being targeted by foreign spies. Trump's first intelligence briefing as Republican nominee was Aug. 17, 2016, sources told NBC News at the time.



Hey, Graham the a**-kisser. I would venture to guess the FBI gave the trumpsters the same shraby Aug 2018 #1
trying to cover after the event is too funny.... beachbum bob Aug 2018 #2
republicans will cover for this 'president' regardless of what he does. spanone Aug 2018 #3
Many of them are also covering their own asses. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #12
trump must have dirt on Graham ... CatMor Aug 2018 #4
More likely, Putin. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #11
LOL, Lindsey Graham in the arms of another man would be quite a sight njhoneybadger Aug 2018 #19
Yup. rusty fender Aug 2018 #30
Admission. Iliyah Aug 2018 #5
Both campaigns were warned! Try to keep up and pay attention, asshole. nt. PearliePoo2 Aug 2018 #6
Exactly. That's been reported from the beginning that both campaigns were warned. politicaljunkie41910 Aug 2018 #35
The Trump campaign was informed and warned Hortensis Aug 2018 #7
Dude, get a reality grip on your self. You were a House impeachment manager salin Aug 2018 #8
I can't wait to see what he's hiding. GoCubsGo Aug 2018 #9
Graham is a slippery one. He has a lot of different faces. Claritie Pixie Aug 2018 #10
A very accurate description. Doodley Aug 2018 #13
Another traitor reveals himself still_one Aug 2018 #14
That doesn't excuse Trump,Trump Jr, Hicks, Kushner, Sessions etc lying about any Russian contacts wishstar Aug 2018 #15
The Russians have stuff on Graham. He's afraid of them and Trump. yardwork Aug 2018 #16
Do you warn a bank robber that C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #17
To Protect them from possibly colluding with Russia? MiniMe Aug 2018 #18
Wow. Comrade Dirty Donny* has Graham by the short hairs Achilleaze Aug 2018 #20
They WARNED him that the Russians were trying to infiltrate his campaign. nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #21
I blame Congress Angry Dragon Aug 2018 #22
Check his bank accts!!! 2naSalit Aug 2018 #23
Graham's probably implicated in the conspiracy, n/t Greybnk48 Aug 2018 #24
I wouldn't be surprised still_one Aug 2018 #26
The Gadfly speaks ... GeorgeGist Aug 2018 #25
He is such a whore JonLP24 Aug 2018 #27
I think Graham has two main reasons for becoming Trump's best friend Power 2 the People Aug 2018 #28
So now ignorance of the law IS an excuse? gratuitous Aug 2018 #29
Oh really, I don't recall seeing the FBI agents dragging all of rumps' cronies out to meet ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2018 #31
Lindsey Graham is digging his own political grave and I am glad democratisphere Aug 2018 #32
he's always been a fraud. JHan Aug 2018 #33
The FBI did warn the Trump campaign. Trump chose to ignore the warnings. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #34
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