Trump accuses Schiff of leaking intelligence about Russia to hurt Sanders

[Zorro]

Source: Reuters

President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Representative Adam Schiff of leaking classified information on Russian interference in the 2020 U.S. election to hurt Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders.

Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for a trip to India, Trump said he had not been briefed on intelligence that Russia was aiming to boost the campaign of Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, and he called for a probe into Schiff for the leak. Schiff, a Democrat, denied the allegation.

A congressional source told Reuters on Friday that intelligence officials had told lawmakers Russia appears to be engaging in disinformation and propaganda campaigns to help both Sanders and Trump, who is seeking re-election.

"I read where Russia is helping Bernie Sanders. Nobody said it to me at all. Nobody briefed me about that at all," Trump said.

Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-calls-probe-leak-intelligence-142844996.html

[rzemanfl]

1. Well, at least yahoo can spell Schiff correctly.

Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi!

[AZ8theist]

21. Exactly.

Trumps lips are moving, so he's LYING.

In other news, water is wet. Film at 11....

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. "Nobody briefed me about [Russia helping Sanders] at all," Trump said.

The consensus of the intelligence community is that trying to brief Trump about intelligence matters is a waste of time, since he knows more than they do.

[packman]

6. Even if they did brief him

They probably didn't put it into comic book form, or used 3 syllable words, or - and this is most likely - he can't remember it being done.

[paleotn]

7. Indeed. If he only knew how MUCH they don't brief him on.

That would be like broadcasting in the clear, straight to the GRU.

[hlthe2b]

3. Sanders needs to speak out and stop this BS now.

He can...

I agree totally with Asha Rangappa on this:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[Dan]

5. Sadly, given the ignorance

of the American voters, as soon as Sanders said something like the above, the idiot in Chief will run with it - saying that Russia is helping Sanders, Russia is helping Sanders, regardless of truth. And it will be all over, because very few will remember that American intelligence agencies said that Russia was helping Trump again. And once Trump heard that, he fired the head of the Intelligence Agency and put one of his political hack in charge of the Agency. So lies win over truth...and we will be stuck with Shithead for another year or so until the American people (general strikes across the nation from all sectors, private and government) revolt and throw his sorry ass out....so matter the cost.

[blm]

4. Trump is weaponizing Sanders' base to use against Dems. Again.

Putin’s Intel propagandists will use their influence over Bernie’s base to try and destroy those he considers his enemies and the entire Dem party.

[progree]

8. And Schiff replied (an excellent concise paragraph from the article)

"Nice deflection, Mr. President. But your false claims fool no one," he wrote in a tweet. "You welcomed Russian help in 2016, tried to coerce Ukraine’s help in 2019, and won’t protect our elections in 2020. Now you fired your intel chief for briefing Congress about it. You’ve betrayed America. Again."

plus this info

Trump changed out his acting director of national intelligence Joseph Maguire and replaced him with U.S. Ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell last week, reportedly after being annoyed by the briefing to lawmakers about Russian interference.

[mr_lebowski]

9. Nobody briefed you dipshit because you don't want to hear about Russia interfering w/US elections

And not only that, it was hard to convey with pictures and positive stuff about Trump.

[Warpy]

10. 'I wouldn't believe anything out of Trump's mouth if his tongue got notarized

has been around since the 1980s. It's the one thing about that man you can bet the rent on.

[Ellipsis]

11. Best thing to do is just ignore him. He's a liar..

...plain and simple.

[rockfordfile]

19. true

[bucolic_frolic]

12. Manufacturing his own investigations now

Foreigners not so cooperative anymore

[yaesu]

13. Remember that a real president went out of his way to not influence an election by not

making it public that the russians were undermining our election? Well, we now have a dictator who will be trying to undermine this election daily, by any means possible.

[turbinetree]

14. Hey traitor trump I believe this........................

November 3, 2020 cannot get here fast enough.......................or do we have to go into the streets first.................

[yaesu]

15. tRump is a lifelong con man, he has conned banks out of billions, conned his way into the WhiteHouse

he has finely tuned his craft, he will use every trick in the book to unsettle our party, to steal another election.

[cstanleytech]

16. Ok, I do not buy for a second that was the intent at all rather I suspect it was released with the

intent of forcing the hand of Moscow Mitch and the other Russian Republicans in the Senate to get off their butts and put the country first before their quest in seeking more power for their party at any cost.

[Baked Potato]

17. It must really suck to have to keep the effin president out of the loop

SMH a lot, ouch.

[LudwigPastorius]

18. I really wish the media would simply stop covering every...

lie that Trump spews out of his KFC-hole.

He is an agent of chaos, and those that publish and broadcast his bullshit only amplify the effect he is having in destroying the country.

[Haggis for Breakfast]

20. Repeat after me . . . .

The goal of Russia is to sow chaos in our election.

In our institutions.

In our streets.

In our confidence.

[ibegurpard]

22. Umm

[sinkingfeeling]

23. Of course. It's time to smear and pursue charges against one of our best.

[noneof_theabove]

24. dRumph stepped in it again...

and let his alligator mouth overload his hummingbird ass.

[Botany]

25. Could it be that Trump/Russia were and are working to make Bernie the nominee?

Why else would he care about the democratic nomination process? Christ on a cracker
this thing so dirty. And is Bernie in on it too? https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287567301


"I read where Russia is helping Bernie Sanders. Nobody said it to me at all. Nobody briefed me about that at all," (Liar)
Trump said.

[McCamy Taylor]

26. Shades of 1972, Google " Abortion, Amnesty and Acid"

[world wide wally]

27. Trump is now playing the role that Putin assigned him

Want to give this a second thought, Bernie Bros?

[JudyM]

30. The IC says Russia is trying to sow discord among Dems, and trump is following suit.

Calling out his supporters as “bros” is playing right into their hands.

[Blue_Tires]

28. Dems should ask themselves WHY Trump is shilling for Sanders

And it's a question they need to ask sooner rather than later...

[JudyM]

29. Sowing discord within the party, which is what the IC is saying Russia is attempting.

Dems should ask themselves whether they want to contribute to Trump/Russia’s effort by alienating Sanders’ supporters.

[Blue_Tires]

33. Seriously?

The Sanders supporters who in 2016 stayed home, and/or voted for Trump? The Sanders supporters swearing up and down Twitter that they'll do the same thing this year if Dear Leader isn't the nominee??

Are extortion and goon tactics all they have? It's bad enough that Republicans don't even see me as a "real" American -- Now the candidate leading the primary is telling me I'm not a "real" Democrat.

Bravo, well done.

You do remember that Moscow has a vested interest in seeing Sanders advance and it is documented that they also helped him in 2016.

Remember Biden? The dude that Trump risked impeachment trying to stop? You don't think there might be a reason behind all of this?

[JudyM]

34. Demonizing Sanders supporters... extortion? goons? Just what Putin wants to see.

[LanternWaste]

35. The corollary being just as valid.

"Sanders supporters should ask themselves whether they want to contribute to Trump/Russia’s effort by alienating Democrats..."

[JudyM]

36. I completely agree.

Unfortunately some Dems are being alienated by his calling out the truth, though.

Arguments back and forth should be based on substance and, hopefully, restrained by civility.

[JustAnotherGen]

31. See - the Republicans lead by Trump

Are trying to divide us.

Nothing can keep me from voting the line in November - and nothing can keep me from supporting Adam Schiff. He's fucking amazing.

[BadGimp]

32. Another example of how they will destroy Bernie in the GE if he's the nominee...

He will not be able to respond to all the far-out lies and distortions like this. They will crush him worse than they did Hillary in 15-16.

[LiberalFighter]

37. Nobody said it to him except the Russians of course.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

38. Trump's fake concern about Bernie Sanders