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Showing Original Post only (View all)Report on Russian bounties was INCLUDED in the PDB! [View all]
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw
New reporting from the Times:
American official had told The Times that the intelligence finding that the Russians had offered and paid bounties to Afghan militants and criminals...WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRESIDENTS DAILY BRIEF.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/27/us/politics/trump-russia-bounties-afghanistan.html
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops
The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since March.
8:19 AM · Jun 28, 2020
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops
The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since March.
WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. assailed President Trump on Saturday for failing to punish Russia for offering bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, while the White House denied that Mr. Trump had been briefed on the months-old classified intelligence assessment about Russias activities.
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Not only has he failed to sanction or impose any kind of consequences on Russia for this egregious violation of international law, Donald Trump has continued his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself before Vladimir Putin, Mr. Biden said in a virtual town hall event held by a voter group, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote.
His entire presidency has been a gift to Putin, but this is beyond the pale, Mr. Biden added. Its a betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation, to protect and equip our troops when we send them into harms way.
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But one American official had told The Times that the intelligence finding that the Russians had offered and paid bounties to Afghan militants and criminals had been briefed at the highest levels of the White House.
Another said it was included in the Presidents Daily Brief, a written document which draws from spywork to make analytic predictions about longstanding adversaries, unfolding plots and emerging crises around the world. The briefing document is given to the president to read and they serve as the basis for oral briefings to him several times a week.
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The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since March.
WASHINGTON Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. assailed President Trump on Saturday for failing to punish Russia for offering bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops in Afghanistan, while the White House denied that Mr. Trump had been briefed on the months-old classified intelligence assessment about Russias activities.
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Not only has he failed to sanction or impose any kind of consequences on Russia for this egregious violation of international law, Donald Trump has continued his embarrassing campaign of deference and debasing himself before Vladimir Putin, Mr. Biden said in a virtual town hall event held by a voter group, Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote.
His entire presidency has been a gift to Putin, but this is beyond the pale, Mr. Biden added. Its a betrayal of the most sacred duty we bear as a nation, to protect and equip our troops when we send them into harms way.
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But one American official had told The Times that the intelligence finding that the Russians had offered and paid bounties to Afghan militants and criminals had been briefed at the highest levels of the White House.
Another said it was included in the Presidents Daily Brief, a written document which draws from spywork to make analytic predictions about longstanding adversaries, unfolding plots and emerging crises around the world. The briefing document is given to the president to read and they serve as the basis for oral briefings to him several times a week.
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Not reading when it is part of the job is not an excuse for not knowing. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jun 2020
#25
Drip, drip, drip...Trump will deny, then another "deep state" source will come forward and expose
sop
Jun 2020
#13
I would say that GOP types on INTEL knew. Democrats have not received briefings...but Collins and
Demsrule86
Jun 2020
#33
Don't give him that out. He would have been briefed verbally and presented with options...none of
Demsrule86
Jun 2020
#35
You want to see HOW he should have reacted. Tell him their is a BOUNTY on Ivanka's head......
usaf-vet
Jun 2020
#81
Teflon Don the Con. What does it take that this is OK???????? It's treason.
Evolve Dammit
Jun 2020
#17
If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it make a noise?
Ferrets are Cool
Jun 2020
#29
Report on Trump's terribleness, but save something. Wait for him to lie. Then report the something.
gulliver
Jun 2020
#47
None of us know if he actually paid attention to the briefing, but that's beside the point. There
dameatball
Jun 2020
#54
The fact that this is months old coupled with the silence of the reThuglicans is sickening. What
c-rational
Jun 2020
#57
The Con is too busy whining about how unfair everyone is to him, to bother reading the PDB.
CrispyQ
Jun 2020
#58
Doubt he'll be president on Election Day. Pence may have a shot at shortest term since Harrison. nt
Cognitive_Resonance
Jun 2020
#64
He was given the responsibility of president, but devoted all his time to airing grievances,
Doodley
Jun 2020
#80
He was too busy with Fox and Friends and rw conspiracies to pay attention to daily briefings
wishstar
Jun 2020
#86
"Why did you put it in the Daily Briefing? You know I never read that!
struggle4progress
Jun 2020
#89
"Bin Laden determined to strike in US" another PDB ignored and Bush never answered for that.
joanbarnes
Jun 2020
#91