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New: The WH is zeroing in on Trump’s intel briefer as the reason why Trump wasn’t told orally about Russia bounty intel (despite it being in PDB). Former officials, though, say “using the excuse that the briefer didn't tell him is just that: an excuse.” politico.com/news/2020/07/0…
O’Brien said briefer chose not to raise intel w/Trump bc it was unverified. But intel would not be included in the PDB while simultaneously being too unreliable to brief the president about, because the assumption is that the president will read the PDB, former officials said.
Moreover, uncorroborated intelligence that the IC has not yet reached a consensus on “is included all the time” in the PDB if it is deemed important enough to be on the president’s radar, said @DavidPriess.
@kyledcheney and I unpack:
politico.com/news/2020/07/0…
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NEWS: Intelligence analysts warned law enforcement this week that far-right extremist “boogaloo” members live in—and may be setting sights on—D.C. And a separate DHS memo sent to LE today is focused entirely on threat of boogaloo violence. My latest: politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
The NTIC assessment is first known government confirmation that suspected “adherents of the boogaloo ideology” reside in DC, where they "have an increased number of targets given the concentration of law enforcement agencies in the region,” the memo reads. politico.com/news/2020/06/1…
The assessment is striking given public emphasis Trump and Barr have placed on alleged violence carried out by antifa, while refusing to specifically identify far-right groups like boogaloo that have been charged in recent weeks for acts ranging from felony murder to terrorism.
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New: Over the last week, DOJ has charged more than two dozen people w/federal crimes coinciding w/protests, raising questions about whether fed authorities are overcharging behavior that would not typically be treated as a federal crime. w/@woodruffbets politico.com/news/2020/06/0…
Some former federal officials said DOJ should leave these cases to state and local authorities for prosecution. Others said the assistance may be welcome at a time when law enforcement resources are stretched, and praised the symbolism of aggressive federal enforcement.
Federal sentences, though, are typically lengthier. And Trump told governors this week: “You’ve got to arrest these people and you’ve got to judge them, and you can't do the deal where they get one week in jail. These are terrorists...They’re antifa and they’re radical left.”
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NEWS: DHS has warned law enforcement of white supremacists encouraging followers to shoot protesters. And on Friday, “suspected anarchist & militia extremists allegedly planned to storm and burn the Minnesota State Capitol,” per DHS intel note we obtained.
politico.com/news/2020/06/0…
The memo is at least the fifth DHS has sent out to law enforcement officials in the last two months warning of the mobilization of domestic terrorists and violent extremists in the context of a national crisis. with @woodruffbets: politico.com/news/2020/06/0…
Despite the DHS intelligence note -- which warns of far-right extremists like white supremacists and militias exploiting the protests -- Trump and administration officials, including Bill Barr, have focused overwhelmingly on alleged left-wing violence. politico.com/news/2020/06/0…
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