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RockRaven

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14. This is SPIN to justify his burning of a CIA asset in the Oval Office meeting with the Russians

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Sep 10, 2019, 10:44 AM

Sep 2019

It is no accident that this story appears now -- if we weren't going to use that assent's info anyway because Trump doesn't trust that kind of spy, then it is not as big of a blunder to out him/her to Putin. Even if the remaining part of the article trashes Trump's stupidity for having that opinion, the timing and framing of the story is carrying water for Trump on the traitorous matter of outing a CIA asset to the hostile foreign power he/she was spying on.

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Trump skeptical of using foreign spies to collect intel on hostile countries, sources say [View all] demmiblue Sep 2019 OP

t-rump, pence and the rest need to go away now! Iliyah Sep 2019 #1

As a prized Russian asset, it is no surprise that he objects to any threat to Putin. olegramps Sep 2019 #12

I'm not an expert, madaboutharry Sep 2019 #2

It's more sinister than that FakeNoose Sep 2019 #5

i suspect it is not his plan, and is intended to help do us in.... pangaia Sep 2019 #7

Ugh this moron Docreed2003 Sep 2019 #3

Trump is guilty of "shady shit" in foreign nations... real Cannabis calm Sep 2019 #24

That was my first thought as well. nt 42bambi Sep 2019 #26

Probably because all the 'hostile' countries are his favorites. tanyev Sep 2019 #4

Trump prefers those Russian-tainted sources instead. mpcamb Sep 2019 #6

Wells that makes sense for a traitor to say that after all, he has already given state secrets out turbinetree Sep 2019 #8

'ignorant of espionage going back to even before the time of the Roman Empire' bucolic_frolic Sep 2019 #9

Putin told Trump that US spies are inept -- do more damage than good. nt NCjack Sep 2019 #10

Any intelligence upsets Trump amcgrath Sep 2019 #11

Of course he is-- the point of foreign spies is to get intel on us... TreasonousBastard Sep 2019 #13

This is SPIN to justify his burning of a CIA asset in the Oval Office meeting with the Russians RockRaven Sep 2019 #14

+1 dalton99a Sep 2019 #15

Chump outed the asset. Hotler Sep 2019 #20

Spies? He's just going to ask his new pals BlueIdaho Sep 2019 #16

Enough yet? orangecrush Sep 2019 #17

Typical narcissistic strategy... targetpractice Sep 2019 #18

Wait... he thinks spies ... Whiskeytide Sep 2019 #19

No Ingersollman Sep 2019 #21

Didn't he once claim to have better intelligence than all of the sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #22

Yeah Turbineguy Sep 2019 #23

"Vlad said he won't like me anymore if we spy on him" struggle4progress Sep 2019 #25