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CNN is
reporting that, despite denials by Donald Trump and White House press
secretary Kayleigh McEnany, information on Russia paying bounties for
the murder of American soldiers was included in Trump’s “daily brief.”
That briefing happened “sometime in the spring,” though CNN does not
indicate that their source provided a precise date for the briefing. The
source indicated that this was such a big deal — directly involving the
safety of American forces in Afghanistan — that it certainly would have
been included in information that reached Trump.
However, there is still a sense in which Trump might not have been briefed, even though he was. That’s because, as CNN notes, “Trump is not known to fully or regularly read the President's Daily Brief.” So there remains the possibility that Trump didn’t know about Russia putting a price tag on the heads of American soldiers, because he was so incompetent, and so unconcerned with the safety of the military, that he simply didn’t read the report.
After all, Trump has lots of golf on his schedule. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for reading.
The NY Times confirms CNN’s report, adding additional information: The briefing was on February 27.
“Moreover, a description of the intelligence assessment that the Russian unit had carried out the bounties plot was also seen as serious and solid enough to disseminate more broadly across the intelligence community in a May 4 article in the C.I.A.’s World Intelligence Review, a classified compendium commonly referred to as The Wire,” the Times reported.
Of course, Trump likely didn’t read the briefing, since it wasn’t read by the cast of Fox and Friends on his television. That doesn't make him any less culpable of the worst kind of malfeasance, if not treason.
However, there is still a sense in which Trump might not have been briefed, even though he was. That’s because, as CNN notes, “Trump is not known to fully or regularly read the President's Daily Brief.” So there remains the possibility that Trump didn’t know about Russia putting a price tag on the heads of American soldiers, because he was so incompetent, and so unconcerned with the safety of the military, that he simply didn’t read the report.
After all, Trump has lots of golf on his schedule. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for reading.
The NY Times confirms CNN’s report, adding additional information: The briefing was on February 27.
“Moreover, a description of the intelligence assessment that the Russian unit had carried out the bounties plot was also seen as serious and solid enough to disseminate more broadly across the intelligence community in a May 4 article in the C.I.A.’s World Intelligence Review, a classified compendium commonly referred to as The Wire,” the Times reported.
Of course, Trump likely didn’t read the briefing, since it wasn’t read by the cast of Fox and Friends on his television. That doesn't make him any less culpable of the worst kind of malfeasance, if not treason.
Trump's bromance with Putin means American soldiers must die.
wo
years ago, New York City was the site of a stunning victory for the
U.S. Left that propelled a transformative candidate into office. When
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won her primary to represent New York’s 14th
District in 2018, defeating longtime Democratic incumbent Rep. Joe
Crowley, she shocked the political establishment by showing that a
left-wing challenger can run on a bold agenda, lift up movement demands,
and win.
