Discover and read the best of Twitter Threads about #RussiaBounty
Most recents (3)
— “Top officials in the White House were aware in early 2019 of classified intelligence indicating” #RussiaBounty
—included in at least one President’s Daily Brief “at the time”
— Bolton briefed Trump on the intelligence assessment in March 2019 apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6…
—included in at least one President’s Daily Brief “at the time”
— Bolton briefed Trump on the intelligence assessment in March 2019 apnews.com/425e43fa0ffdd6…
2. “The officials with knowledge of Bolton’s apparent briefing for Trump said it contained no ‘actionable intelligence’ [in March 2019] .... However, the classified assessment of Russian bounties was the SOLE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING.”
3. Sounds like Trump received an oral briefing too in 2020 (in addition to the written briefing reported by NYT):
“Officials told the AP that O’Brien did brief Trump on the matter.”
“Officials told the AP that O’Brien did brief Trump on the matter.”
NYT comes back with even more specifics and they’re more damning:
“American officials provided a written briefing in late February to President Trump laying out their conclusion that a Russian military intelligence unit offered and paid bounties...”
nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/…
“American officials provided a written briefing in late February to President Trump laying out their conclusion that a Russian military intelligence unit offered and paid bounties...”
nytimes.com/2020/06/29/us/…
2. Documentary evidence in the offing:
“One of the officials said the item appeared in Mr. Trump’s brief in late February; the other cited Feb. 27, specifically.”
“One of the officials said the item appeared in Mr. Trump’s brief in late February; the other cited Feb. 27, specifically.”
3. Intelligence assessment of #RussiaBounty “was also seen as serious and solid enough to disseminate more broadly across the intelligence community in a May 4 article in the CIA’s World Intelligence Review” (The Wire)
CNN confirms: #RussiaBounty was included in Presidential Daily Brief.
That’s also more evidence the IC had confidence in the intelligence.
@barbarastarrcnn and @CNNPaul report.
That now makes it NYT, AP and CNN confirming this element of the story.
cnn.com/2020/06/29/pol…
That’s also more evidence the IC had confidence in the intelligence.
@barbarastarrcnn and @CNNPaul report.
That now makes it NYT, AP and CNN confirming this element of the story.
cnn.com/2020/06/29/pol…
CNN then repeats the line from WH Press Secretary McEnany and Rep. McCaul (R-Tx) after the Republican briefing, claiming that dissent in Intelligence Community is why the info didn’t make it to Trump’s desk.
But it WAS BRIEFED to Trump.
The White House story isnt holding up.
But it WAS BRIEFED to Trump.
The White House story isnt holding up.
There’s also something quite remarkable about the strength of the CNN source:
“a US official with direct knowledge of the latest information”
“a US official with direct knowledge of the latest information”
