Posted on 02/15/2017 6:23:06 PM PST by springwater13
U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.
The officials’ decision to keep information from Mr. Trump underscores the deep mistrust that has developed between the intelligence community and the president over his team’s contacts with the Russian government, as well as the enmity he has shown toward U.S. spy agencies. On Wednesday, Mr. Trump accused the agencies of leaking information to undermine him.
In some of these cases of withheld information, officials have decided not to show Mr. Trump the sources and methods that the intelligence agencies use to collect information, the current and former officials said. Those sources and methods could include, for instance, the means that an agency uses to spy on a foreign government.
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To drain the swamp. Just like he said he’d do.
see the same
I believe it. They don’t call it treason. They see themselves as saving America from Hitler. They are proud.
The bureaucracy rules. And needs dismantling
President Trump needs to fire every effing person that was there when Bowbama was there! NOW!
Sources, or just hoping and making it up?
If folks don’t know the CIA manipulates the media, here and abroad, then they probably shouldn’t vote. They better figure it out.
The CIA are masters of manipulation, especially when if comes to the press.
OK, now I see. You’re saying DJT used Flynn as bait on a phishing trip. That I agree with. But this stuff happened while zero was still POTUS, and the departments his. Are you saying that the natsec depts are not entirely infested with zeroist?
I think there are plenty of Military Intelligence Official in Trump’s corner, and I am pretty sure that they know quite a bit about who the bad actors are.
This dust up with Flynn should have trapped some of them, and the news media too. It is illegal to leak this info and it is illegal to print it. If the FBI or Justice department has executed the right warrant, they could have already seized the records, and legally the people involved are not allowed to report it either, so we won’t know for quite a while if ever, but if some prominent reporter or CEO of network resigns or retires, just be a little suspicious.
Everyone in the Intelligence agencies who came aboard after 9/11 was trained, indoctrinated, performance evaluated, and otherwise judged by Clintonistas.
On top of that, the majority of people in Intelligence have been leftist scum imported from State and the Carter wing of the democrat machine ever since Jimmy's pal Stansfield Turner was put in charge of it all.
Finding people who aren't RAT spies and moles is going to be the problem, not finding and shedding those who are.
One thing, though, there's more to the Flynn situation than what the left is gloating over and the pro-Trump people are upset over. Trump wouldn't rollover for the media or just because Pence was misinformed or incompletely informed.
My guess is that Flynn was keeping some people too well informed, people Trump didn't want that well informed, especially by Flynn. I think it's a case of someone bringing up a subject to Trump they shouldn't have known the details of
Flynn tried to dodge the issue by stating his understanding of what his job was and who he was responsible to in addition to Trump, and that was the end of the conversation.
JMHo, and everyone has one.
Of course it isn’t but we are talking about a police state type apparatus in place that is just an extension of all things that favor global corporate America and not Americans.
These same jerks had no problem releasing info to 0vomit, whose nationality and loyalty were never factually established?
These people should be in prison.
I hope so because without inside help I don’t see how he wins.
“They’ve bitten off more than they can chew. They don’t know it yet.”
Definitely. It’s just a matter of time.
You don’t think that someone like John Brennan would do it?
How about if there is someone in the IC who just talks to a friend or spouse who maybe just talks to their best friend etc.?
Who else would have access to the information, if not the IC?
Granted, most of the IC are likely great people, but are 100% of those people absolutely above reproach?
I told my gf yesterday. use the pentagon courtyard. Hang them. Force all govt agencies to tour the bodies twice daily for a week.
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