Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him

[mbig]

Here is what I gleaned from watching CNN in the last 20 minutes:

Apparently there were TWO parts to the briefings given last week.
The second known to only 10 people. Pres/Pres-elect: the 8 Congressional leaders.
This second was beyond the well known Russian Influence hacking of the Democatic party.
But has now breaking out into the open.

Apparently the Russians Claim:

1. The they have Compromising info on Trump personally and financially.
(I joked/intimated about 'Kremlin Hilton Trysts' and 'Russian Loans' a few days ago)
2. There were ongoing contacts between the Trump campaign/surrogates and the Russians.​

These are said to be very reliable but Uncorroborated as of yet.
The FBI will neither confirm nor deny they are investigating. IOW, they are.
This could explain Trump's refusal to condemn the Russian Hacks, indeed he bizarrely asked for more out loud.

Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him
Intel chiefs presented Trump with claims of Russian efforts to compromise him - CNNPolitics.com
By Evan Perez, Jim Sciutto, Jake Tapper and Carl Bernstein, CNN
Updated 5:15 PM ET, Tue January 10, 2017

Classified documents presented last week to President Obama and President-elect Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have Compromising Personal and Financial information about Mr. Trump, multiple US officials with direct knowledge of the briefings tell CNN. The allegations were presented in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work US intelligence officials consider credible. The FBI is investigating the credibility and accuracy of these allegations, which are based primarily on information from Russian sources, but has not confirmed many essential details in the memos about Mr. Trump.

The classified briefings last week were presented by four of the senior-most US intelligence chiefs -- Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, FBI Director James Comey, CIA Director John Brennan, and NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers. One reason the nation's intelligence chiefs took the extraordinary step of including the synopsis in the briefing documents was to make the President-elect aware that such allegations involving him are circulating among intelligence agencies, senior members of Congress and other government officials in Washington, multiple sources tell CNN.
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[tres borrachos]

Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Classified documents presented last week to Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about the president-elect, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The allegations were in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report presented by U.S. intelligence officials to Trump and President Barack Obama on Russian interference in the 2016 election, CNN said, citing multiple U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the briefings.

The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work U.S. intelligence officials consider credible, CNN said.


Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

Now wut are they up to?

 

[Northern Light]

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It doesn't really matter either way. The U.S. polity has been so compromised by hyperpartisans that even if the information is true, it will just be downplayed as a plot to oust the right-wing.

 

[ajn678]

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I'm guessing the left won't have a problem with this even though they just spent two months talking about it when it was happening to Clinton.

 

[Skeptic Bob]

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Best to just release the information himself to take away its power.

 

[TheGoverness]

Re: Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Classified documents presented last week to Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about the president-elect, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The allegations were in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report presented by U.S. intelligence officials to Trump and President Barack Obama on Russian interference in the 2016 election, CNN said, citing multiple U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the briefings.

The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work U.S. intelligence officials consider credible, CNN said.


Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

Now wut are they up to?

Those crazy Russians.

 

[tres borrachos]

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Those crazy Russians.

Putin is silly.

I wonder what it is. Nudie pictures? Evidence of bribes? Collusion with the Clintons? More crotch grabbing episodes?

 

[grip]

Re: Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Classified documents presented last week to Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about the president-elect, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The allegations were in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report presented by U.S. intelligence officials to Trump and President Barack Obama on Russian interference in the 2016 election, CNN said, citing multiple U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the briefings.

The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work U.S. intelligence officials consider credible, CNN said.


Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

Now wut are they up to?

They want to steal our Vodka and make Trump their cupid doll?

 

[tres borrachos]

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They want to steal our Vodka and make Trump their cupid doll?

Some dickwad Democratic lawmaker here in NH is introducing a bill to prevent the import and sale of Russian vodka in our state liquor stores. There go my excellent Bloody Marys.

 

[TheGoverness]

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Putin is silly.

I wonder what it is. Nudie pictures? Evidence of bribes? Collusion with the Clintons? More crotch grabbing episodes?

I can't begin to speculate, but to keep me interested, it better be something bigly.

 

[tres borrachos]

Re: Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

I can't begin to speculate, but to keep me interested, it better be something bigly.

It better be yuuuuuge.

 

[mbig]

Re: Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Classified documents presented last week to Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about the president-elect, CNN reported on Tuesday.
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Now wut are they up to?

Beat ya by a minute dear
http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...mp-claims-russian-efforts-compromise-him.html
See "Newest Threads" on upper right of board. And check out My intro.

 

[Mr Person]

This could explain Trump's refusal to condemn the Russian Hacks, indeed he bizarrely asked for more out loud.

“I will tell you this, Russia: If you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” the Republican nominee said at a news conference in Florida. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton's email - POLITICO



It sounds less like a sincere invitation and more like a poorly thought out attempt at a joke. Of course, his communications advisor didn't help matters by trying to reframe it this way:



“To be clear, Mr. Trump did not call on, or invite, Russia or anyone else to hack Hillary Clinton’s e-mails today,” he wrote in a series of tweets. “Trump was clearly saying that if Russia or others have Clinton’s 33,000 illegally deleted emails, they should share them.”

 

[tres borrachos]

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Beat ya by a minute dear
http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...mp-claims-russian-efforts-compromise-him.html
See "Newest Threads" on upper right of board. And check out My intro.

Sorry about that, I did NOT see your thread. Perhaps a mod can merge these? Mea culpa.

 

[mbig]

“I will tell you this, Russia: If you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” the Republican nominee said at a news conference in Florida. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”
Trump urges Russia to hack Clinton's email - POLITICO
It sounds less like a sincere invitation and more like a poorly thought out attempt at a joke. Of course, his communications advisor didn't help matters by trying to reframe it this way:
“To be clear, Mr. Trump did not call on, or invite, Russia or anyone else to hack Hillary Clinton’s e-mails today,” he wrote in a series of tweets. “Trump was clearly saying that if Russia or others have Clinton’s 33,000 illegally deleted emails, they should share them.”

I think you're missing the point.
These requests were/May have also been made privately in a Coordinated effort.
Russian Hackers had their way with Our election, and may 'own' our new President.

 

[Redress]

Re: Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Classified documents presented last week to Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about the president-elect, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The allegations were in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report presented by U.S. intelligence officials to Trump and President Barack Obama on Russian interference in the 2016 election, CNN said, citing multiple U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the briefings.

The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work U.S. intelligence officials consider credible, CNN said.


Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

Now wut are they up to?

"Have" and "release" are two different things. I suspect that if true, they hold it until they think releasing it is beneficial to them, which may be never.

 

[grip]

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Some dickwad Democratic lawmaker here in NH is introducing a bill to prevent the import and sale of Russian vodka in our state liquor stores. There go my excellent Bloody Marys.

It's like using 'bird shot' in a shotgun. If you can't hit what you're aiming for, then anything close will do.

 

[apdst]

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If this is actual compromising, it will destroy the, "Trump-Putin", conspiracy theory being parrotted by the Libbos.

 

[mbig]

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Sorry about that, I did NOT see your thread. Perhaps a mod can merge these? Mea culpa.

Completely understandable. There is only a minute between posting times. Two people could be in the act of creating a thread at the same time even tho mine was up a touch sooner.
I asked for the merge.

 

[Redress]

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I'm guessing the left won't have a problem with this even though they just spent two months talking about it when it was happening to Clinton.

I am guessing you are wrong. I consider Russian hacking to be a major issue, not for who was hacked, but that it happened. I also believe that we have to make strong efforts to discourage such activities. Thanks for trying to make what should be nonpartisan into something partisan. Shows what is more important to you...

 

[Redress]

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Beat ya by a minute dear
http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...mp-claims-russian-efforts-compromise-him.html
See "Newest Threads" on upper right of board. And check out My intro.

It ain't a ****ing race...

 

[Greenbeard]

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I'm guessing the left won't have a problem with this even though they just spent two months talking about it when it was happening to Clinton.

Won't have a problem with a president owned by a foreign power?

 

[Mr Person]

I thinbk you're missing the point.
These requests were also being made privately in a Coordinated effort.
Russian Hackers hadtheir way with Our election and may b"own' our new President

I don't see anything in the source about private requests by the Trump team to specifically hack Hillary's emails or anything like that.


The angle seems to be that they had damaging info on both Trump and Clinton, but only chose to release the stuff damaging to Clinton. Whether they were doing it for their own purposes or had an explicit agreement with the Trump team is not settled in the least, and there's a vast gap between the two.

As much as I despise Trump, I have a hard time believing he really would literally ask the Russian to hack us to benefit himself. If that's not treason it's not all that far off. Remember, he loves his image more than himself, and I seriously doubt he'd calculate the risk would be worth it. Could be wrong, but I'm not making a massive assumption like that.



At any rate, we have little to do until this is fully investigated. And we really should know by now to wait for a complete investigation to make an assessment with such large ramifications.

 

[EnigmaO01]

Re: Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Classified documents presented last week to Donald Trump included allegations that Russian operatives claim to have compromising information about the president-elect, CNN reported on Tuesday.

The allegations were in a two-page synopsis that was appended to a report presented by U.S. intelligence officials to Trump and President Barack Obama on Russian interference in the 2016 election, CNN said, citing multiple U.S. officials with direct knowledge of the briefings.

The allegations came, in part, from memos compiled by a former British intelligence operative, whose past work U.S. intelligence officials consider credible, CNN said.


Russian hackers claim to have compromising information on Trump - CNN

Now wut are they up to?

It's Spycraft 101: Have something on a politicians or people on the inside and you've got an Ace in the hole.

I.e. they have something that could not only remove Trump as CIC but put him in prison for the rest of his life, and then he will do whatever the Russians want.

I have no doubt that is what they are up to.

And if I didn't know any better it looks like he's surrounded himself with at least one Russian sympathizer. Perhaps he was pressured to?

 

[Mr Person]

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It ain't a ****ing race...

Redress has the worst posts, never posts on time. SAD!