In the discussion thread: Sen. Graham Blames FBI For Trump Campaign's 'Improper' Russian Contacts [View all]
Response to DonViejo (Original post)
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 01:00 PM
Solly Mack (81,356 posts)
34. The FBI did warn the Trump campaign. Trump chose to ignore the warnings.
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. |
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