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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
(16,875 posts)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
(22,649 posts)I can only imagine how happy this will my republicans though, knowing that Americans are upset.
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Guy Whitey Corngood
(26,483 posts)dalton99a
(81,073 posts)uponit7771
(90,225 posts)... he does 90% of the crazy crap he does.
Kid Berwyn
(14,651 posts)In return, Putin expects Trump put out many nice things in return.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,155 posts)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
(4,143 posts)I hope the CIA has a very good protective witness program for him or her and their extended family.
Fiendish Thingy
(15,369 posts)But then, Pelosi would have to know as well...This better be part of an impeachment inquiry
triron
(21,916 posts)bucolic_frolic
(42,678 posts)Why did they wait this long to tell us? Must be other moving pieces of the puzzle.
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)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
(135,636 posts)kairos12
(12,817 posts)democrank
(11,052 posts)Impeach
homegirl
(1,419 posts)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 dont need all the people, dont forget, Im a business person and I tell my people we dont need to fill slots, dont fill them. But we have some people that Im not happy with their thinking process. The one that matters is me. Im the only one that matters because when it comes to it, thats 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
EXCERPT
"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
(21,916 posts)Blue Owl
(49,934 posts)Real bad!