2017 US had to extract top spy from inside Russia to protect him from Trump Leaks

[kpete]

“A person directly involved in the discussions said that the removal of the Russian was driven, in part, by concerns that President Donald Trump and his administration repeatedly mishandled classified intelligence and could contribute to exposing the covert source as a spy."


Wide concerns about Trump in intelligence community

The removal happened at a time of wide concern in the intelligence community about mishandling of intelligence by Trump and his administration. Those concerns were described to CNN by five sources who served in the Trump administration, intelligence agencies and Congress.

Those concerns continued to grow in the period after Trump's Oval Office meeting with Kislyak and Lavrov. Weeks after the decision to extract the spy, in July 2017, Trump met privately with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg and took the unusual step of confiscating the interpreter's notes. Afterward, intelligence officials again expressed concern that the President may have improperly discussed classified intelligence with Russia, according to an intelligence source with knowledge of the intelligence community's response to the Trump-Putin meeting.

Knowledge of the Russian covert source's existence was highly restricted within the US government and intelligence agencies. According to one source, there was "no equal alternative" inside the Russian government, providing both insight and information on Putin.

CNN is withholding several details about the spy to reduce the risk of the person's identification.

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https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/09/politics/russia-us-spy-extracted/index.html

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[Pachamama]

1. This makes my blood boil

Trump is a Russian Asset that is compromising the lives of US Intelligence and our assets...

How much more fucked up can things get than this?

[ffr]

14. Yours and mine both.

I can only imagine how happy this will my republicans though, knowing that Americans are upset.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Which was probably the goal all along...... nt

[dalton99a]

4. Donald Trump is a traitor to the United States.

[uponit7771]

5. +1, viewed in the light of what Russia thinks will bring the US down this is exactly the reason

... he does 90% of the crazy crap he does.

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Putin put in Trump

In return, Putin expects Trump put out many nice things in return.

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. And this is why he is a Russian intelligence asset, whether he realises it or not

They use him; maybe through bribery, blackmail, or his simple stupidity (or a combination of all 3). Even just being such a loose cannon is advantageous for them; the US intelligence services can't trust their leader, so have to take preventative action, restricting their ability to operate. They can't propose operations to him, for fear of him revealing them to the Russians.

[Delmette2.0]

8. I hope the Russian is safely hidden away.

I hope the CIA has a very good protective witness program for him or her and their extended family.

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. I bet Adam Schiff has known this for awhile

But then, Pelosi would have to know as well...This better be part of an impeachment inquiry

[triron]

16. For sure! This is just plain crazy.

[bucolic_frolic]

10. This is very serious for national security

Why did they wait this long to tell us? Must be other moving pieces of the puzzle.

[NewJeffCT]

11. "mishandled classified intelligence" ??

is that what they call betraying key Israeli intel to Russia?

is that what they call allowing random guests at MarALago to take pictures with the nuclear football guy?

is that what they call tweeting out a picture of top secret Iranian intel?

[spanone]

12. K&R...

[kairos12]

13. Benedict Trumpsky.

[democrank]

15. Comrade Trump

Impeach

[homegirl]

17. We don't have to wonder...

U.S. Reportedly Extracted High-Level Spy From Russia Amid Fears Trump Would Out Him
By Ken Meyer Sep 9th, 2019, 10:26 am
https://www.mediaite.com/tv...

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Logic dictates that a Putin puppet was elected POTUS under the Republican banner?

“The best way to control the opposition is to lead it ourselves.”― Vladimir Lenin

I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO MATTERS

Donald Trump - November 3, 2017
“We don’t need all the people, don’t forget, I’m a business person and I tell my people we don’t need to fill slots, don’t fill them. But we have some people that I’m not happy with their thinking process. The one that matters is me. I’m the only one that matters because when it comes to it, that’s what the policy is going to be.”
https://globalnews.ca/news/...

WHO IS TRUMP LISTENING TO?

Chris Wallace Grills Mulvaney on Mattis, McGurk Resignations: Who is Trump Listening To?
Dec 23rd, 2018
https://www.mediaite.com/tv...

RUSSIA'S PUTIN - IN HIS OWN WORDS

"WE TALK REGULARLY"

Putin Tells Austrian Reporter He and Trump ‘Regularly Talk Over the Phone’
June 6th, 2018
EXCERPT
“Indeed, Donald Trump and I have, firstly, met more than once at various international venues and secondly, we regularly talk over the phone,” said Putin. The translated text is straight from the Kremlin.
https://thehill.com/homenew...

"TRUMP LISTENS TO ME"

Russian President Vladimir Putin says US dominance is ending after mistakes 'typical of an empire'
Oct 19, 2018
EXCERPT
The Russian president also defended President Donald Trump, saying he didn't agree with characterizations that Trump only listened to himself. "Maybe he acts like that with someone else, but in that case they are to blame," Putin said. "I have a completely normal and professional dialogue with him, and of course he listens. I see that he reacts to his interlocutor's arguments."
https://abcnews.go.com/Inte...

"YES I DID. YES I DID."

Putin just confirmed he wanted Trump to win the 2016 election
Jul. 16, 2018
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"Did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that?" a reporter asked at the joint press conference Putin and Trump held after their one-on-one meeting in Helsinki, Finland. Speaking through a translator, Putin answered, "Yes I did. Yes I did. Because he talked about bringing the US-Russia relationship back to normal." Putin did not address the second part of the question.
https://www.businessinsider...

[triron]

18. I bet MSNBC is so far ignoring this. Hope I'm wrong.

[Blue Owl]

19. Donny's leaky diaper is starting to stink real bad

Real bad!