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Help please what news organizations have confirmed that Trump was told about Russia paying bounties? (Original Post) Botany Jun 2020 OP
Not sure about CNN Mike 03 Jun 2020 #1
FYI on CNN Botany Jun 2020 #3
That's a great quote. Mike 03 Jun 2020 #5
My understanding is the Post confirmed it WAS in Daily Presidental Briefing Va Lefty Jun 2020 #2
According to The Hill lapucelle Jun 2020 #4
Fox News Botany Jun 2020 #6
Almost afraid to ask again GusBob Jun 2020 #7
He knows now. What's he doing Fullduplexxx Jun 2020 #8
I believe it's been confirmed that it was in his PDB, but not confirmed that anyone StarfishSaver Jun 2020 #9
The Guardian, Sky News and British Intelligence Arazi Jun 2020 #10

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
1. Not sure about CNN
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jun 2020

For some reason I'd thought CNN also confirmed it, but they only independently confirmed the existence of the bounty.

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed US or UK troops there, a European intelligence official told CNN.


https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/27/politics/russia-us-troops-afghanistan/index.html

EDIT: As per Trump being told, CNN still seems to rely on the NYT.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
7. Almost afraid to ask again
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 04:26 PM
Jun 2020

Somehow this question is not allowed but

Have any of the news organizations looked at the deaths of US soldiers to see if there is any correlation between deaths and Afghan militants or criminals in an attempt to verify the bounty story?

I mean there are dead bodies and after action reports etc

Were the deaths in combat, by ambush or assassination ? My understanding is there are something like 2 dozen deaths.

It seems to me the intelligence agencies and the military would know or would like to know

Seems pretty straightforward to me. Trump is claiming fake news , should be easy to find out the truth

Perhaps out of respect for the soldiers families it is a secret?

 

StarfishSaver

(18,486 posts)
9. I believe it's been confirmed that it was in his PDB, but not confirmed that anyone
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 05:33 PM
Jun 2020

told him face to face.

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