Former Dep. CIA Director: It was not a good idea for Trump to let Russians bring cameras into Oval O

[demmiblue]

Source: Raw Story

A tweet thread by former Deputy Director of the CIA David S. Cohen reveals the former intelligence official’s thoughts on news that Russian ambassadors met in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump.

The first tweet was written by former national security advisor Colin Kahl, which begged the “deadly serious” question of whether it was “a good idea to let a Russian gov photographer & all their equipment into the Oval Office?”

Former Dep. Director Cohen responded, on Twitter: “no, it was not.”

In subsequent tweets, Kahl went on to say that when he worked for Barack Obama’s administration, he “couldn’t let foreign delegations bring phones/cameras” into his own office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, and that he had to leave his own phone and camera outside the Oval Office when he worked there.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/former-dep-cia-director-it-was-not-a-good-idea-for-trump-to-let-russians-bring-cameras-into-oval-office/

[Laf.La.Dem.]

1. see post below - this is the WH BS!

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029046866

[demmiblue]

4. Thank you for the link.

It is just unbelievable.

[Docreed2003]

2. This was the ultimate "middle finger" to everyone outside this administration...

This move was the equivalent of Trump saying, "Yeah, I did it...but you'll never prove it!" That encounter proves Trump's total disregard for the country or anything that doesn't have his name plastered on it!

[pangaia]

3. Why don't they just quote any of us here?

We're as smart as any of those 'officials.' Plus, we don't beat around the shrubs. And they can attribute.

[former9thward]

5. Why?

American news bring their cameras and equipment into the Oval office all the time. Does he think the Russians don't watch American TV so they don't know what the Oval office looks like?

[bettyellen]

12. You're kidding, right?

[former9thward]

13. I see you can't answer the question either.....

[bettyellen]

14. Answers are all over the place- IF you care to find them. I don't assume you do.

[former9thward]

15. But you can't provide even one.

Even though they are "all of the place".

[Orrex]

6. Sez the Former Dep. CIA Director (and everyone with a functioning brainstem)

[procon]

7. How many bugs were planted by the Russian press as they moved around

the Oval Office, fiddled with their equipment, or dug their pockets looking for something...

[CrispyQ]

8. Do they need bugs if they have Trump & most of his administration?

It's such a fucked up mess.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

9. To make sure the man is doing their job!!

[Cha]

10. Kinda like stupid idea.

[tammywammy]

11. It was a bad idea to let Trump into the White House. Period.

[Mr. Ected]

16. Surprised Trump didn't try to nominate Lavrov as the Special Prosecutor

"He's as qualified as anyone else in my administration"