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ksoze

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4. Does not appear so - WEEKS in the planning...

Mon Dec 5, 2016, 11:07 AM

Dec 2016

From the WaPo article:

It was planned weeks ahead by staffers and Taiwan specialists on both sides, according to people familiar with the plans.

Immediately after Trump won the Nov. 8 election, his staffers compiled a list of foreign leaders with whom to arrange calls. “Very early on, Taiwan was on that list,” said Stephen Yates, a national security official during the presidency of George W. Bush and an expert on China and Taiwan. “Once the call was scheduled, I was told that there was a briefing for President-elect Trump. They knew that there would be reaction and potential blowback.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-taiwan-phone-call-was-weeks-in-the-planning-say-people-who-were-involved/2016/12/04/f8be4b0c-ba4e-11e6-94ac-3d324840106c_story.html

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If trump knew about and planned the Taiwan call "for months" does that suggest that he also knew [View all] Augiedog Dec 2016 OP

Yep, I thought the use of "months" was weird, too. tanyev Dec 2016 #1

That's what I'm thinking. HE KNEW. shraby Dec 2016 #2

Of course he knew, he bragged about it liberal N proud Dec 2016 #3

Does not appear so - WEEKS in the planning... ksoze Dec 2016 #4

I thought the same thing. mindem Dec 2016 #5

Very good question. 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #6