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DNI Dan Coats said he wishes Trump had "made a different statement" during his Helsinki summit with Putin
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Thought bubble from Axios' @jonathanvswan: "It was a STUNNING interview...I’ve already had two phone calls from sources close to Trump expressing their astonishment. The fact that Trump’s own intelligence director is saying these things is extraordinary." axios.com/dan-coats-andr…
Sources close to Trump tell Swan that they're already speculating about whether Trump ends up firing Coats. Per a source with knowledge, Trump has never had much affection for Coats. axios.com/dan-coats-andr…
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DNI Dan #Coats is very reassuring in interview with @mitchellreports. He's not afraid to speak the truth, even opposing Trump. He emphasized #Russia is by far the biggest cyber threat, which is where wars are fought today. But he had no idea Lavrov/Kislyak were coming to the WH🤯
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.@mitchellreports asks DNI dan coats why he issued a statement on interference on monday that contradicted trump: “i was just doing my job … it was important to take that stand.” #aspensecurity
COATS says he wishes TRUMP had made a different statement re: russia.

given "what we had assessed and reassessed and reassessed and carefully gone over still stands...it was important to take that stand on behalf of the IC and on behalf of the american people.” #aspensecurity
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🚨NEW: #Putin told Russian diplomats he made a proposal to Trump at Helsinki summit to hold a referendum to resolve (his!) war in eastern #Ukraine.

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