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applegrove

(118,642 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:33 AM Jun 2020

Bolton Briefed Trump on Russian Bounties

Bolton Briefed Trump on Russian Bounties

June 29, 2020 at 11:06 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 357 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/06/29/bolton-says-trump-was-briefed-on-russian-bounties/

"SNIP......

“Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for the deaths of Americans, a full year earlier than has been previously reported,” the AP reports.

“The assessment was included in at least one of President Trump’s written daily intelligence briefings at the time, according to the officials. Then-national security adviser John Bolton also told colleagues he briefed Trump on the intelligence assessment in March 2019.”

“The revelations cast new doubt on the White House’s efforts to distance Trump from the Russian intelligence assessments.”

The New York Times confirms Trump also received a written briefing on the bounties in late February.

......SNIP"

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Bolton Briefed Trump on Russian Bounties (Original Post) applegrove Jun 2020 OP
EARLY 2019??? RockRaven Jun 2020 #1
Yes, Feb/March '19, I've read. elleng Jun 2020 #2
There's another book we'll have to wait for. snort Jun 2020 #3
Trump reads and listens with the depth of a 5-year old kid (*). KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #4
Disgusting Rollo Jun 2020 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author KY_EnviroGuy Jun 2020 #6
What do you expect from a Russian Mole? DSandra Jun 2020 #7
So he leaves this out of his book and bashes the dems in the book mucifer Jun 2020 #8
The book was vetted by the WH for supposed security Hortensis Jun 2020 #9

RockRaven

(14,966 posts)
1. EARLY 2019???
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 01:40 AM
Jun 2020

Wait, what? All these articles recently were saying "early THIS year"

Now it's a whole fucking year prior to that?

Jesus Fucking Christ these traitors deserve hell to be real....

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,490 posts)
4. Trump reads and listens with the depth of a 5-year old kid (*).
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 03:57 AM
Jun 2020

None of this should be a surprise because numerous inside reports have said his brain is focused entirely on himself and exacting revenge on those perceived to oppose him.

(*) Apologies to all 5-year old kids..........

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