The FBI warning Trump received, ignored, and apparently forgot about

[applegrove]

By Steve Benen at MSNBC

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-fbi-warning-trump-received-ignored-and-apparently-forgot-about?cid=sm_fb_maddow

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Donald Trump asked over the holiday weekend why neither the FBI nor the Justice Department contacted him during the 2016 campaign to alert him to the “Russia problem.” Those who haven’t paid close attention to this story might’ve seen the president’s point as having merit.

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In the weeks after he became the Republican nominee on July 19, 2016, Donald Trump was warned that foreign adversaries, including Russia, would probably try to spy on and infiltrate his campaign, according to multiple government officials familiar with the matter.

The warning came in the form of a high-level counterintelligence briefing by senior FBI officials, the officials said. A similar briefing was given to Hillary Clinton, they added. They said the briefings, which are commonly provided to presidential nominees, were designed to educate the candidates and their top aides about potential threats from foreign spies.

The candidates were urged to alert the FBI about any suspicious overtures to their campaigns, the officials said.


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[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread applegrove

[applegrove]

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[Uncle Joe]

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[SonofDonald]

4. I knew I've seen that before, more than once.

I think you're the first that's brought it up again.

[Caliman73]

5. Joke is on the FBI

They warned hims after he was the nominee. Well, jokes on the FBI. Russia didn't infiltrate, they were invited, and it wasn't after he was nominated it was likely during the primaries.

[FakeNoose]

8. That would explain why Cheeto dismissed the warning

... and promptly forgot about it. What an asshole!

[Beartracks]

11. Trumpist Lojik

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Mush Brained Donnie's Lies are coming full circle.

[Honeycombe8]

7. Yes, I remember hearing that & being surprised that he had been briefed. I thought it was earlier.

I thought it was earlier than that, though.

[Pepsidog]

9. That this fact isn't widely known by now is disturbing and shows just how disengaged and

uninformed and still in the dark the general public is to the Russia story. The immense size and scope of the investigations into Trump are so massive that it is difficult for the average person to follow. That plus the scandalous lies being put forth by the rw media further obscures the truth. Mueller must distill his finding into bite size pieces so as not to overwhelm the public whose tolerance for Russian involvement in our electoral system seems to be of little concern to many.

[Beartracks]

10. Oh, the warning involved reading? No wonder it didn't stick. n/t

[Scurrilous]

12. K&R