Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsFucking lying Trump revives attack on intel community in early morning Twitter burst
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/trump-intelligence-community-attack-233578President-elect Donald Trump renewed his criticism of the intelligence community Friday morning, blaming it once again for leaking an unverified report containing compromising and salacious allegations about him to the media and citing the Russian government as proof that the dossier's allegations are false.
That report, which had circulated for months among government officials and media institutions, was published Tuesday evening in full by BuzzFeed, which cautioned that the information it contained was unverified and included multiple errors. BuzzFeeds decision to publish that report, the product of a private security company paid to develop opposition research on Trump, came on the same day that CNN reported that a summary of it had been included in briefings delivered to both the president-elect and President Barack Obama.
It now turns out that the phony allegations against me were put together by my political opponents and a failed spy afraid of being sued. Totally made up facts by sleazebag political operatives, both Democrats and Republicans - FAKE NEWS! Trump said in a flurry of posts to Twitter Friday morning. Russia says nothing exists. Probably released by Intelligence even knowing there is no proof, and never will be. My people will have a full report on hacking within 90 days!
The "failed spy" Trump refers to is the supposed author of the report, a former British M16 agent identified by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and other media organizations as Christopher Steele. He is the director of a London-based intelligence company named Orbis Business Intelligence.
The president-elect continued to blame the intelligence community for leaking the report despite assurances from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who took the unusual step on Wednesday of releasing a statement reading out a phone call he placed to Trump. In that readout, Clapper said he told Trump that he didn't believe the intelligence community was behind the leak, has not made a judgment about the veracity of the report published by BuzzFeed and that such leaks are extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security.
A Russian government spokesman said Wednesday that the report amounted to pulp fiction, and that the Kremlin did not possess compromising information about Trump or his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton. The president-elect has repeatedly cited this assertion as proof that the claims are false.
Trump has promised to initiate a cybersecurity review immediately upon taking office with a report to be delivered to him within 90 days. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a longtime supporter of Trump's who works as a security consultant for foreign governments, said Thursday that he will head up that team.
That report, which had circulated for months among government officials and media institutions, was published Tuesday evening in full by BuzzFeed, which cautioned that the information it contained was unverified and included multiple errors. BuzzFeeds decision to publish that report, the product of a private security company paid to develop opposition research on Trump, came on the same day that CNN reported that a summary of it had been included in briefings delivered to both the president-elect and President Barack Obama.
It now turns out that the phony allegations against me were put together by my political opponents and a failed spy afraid of being sued. Totally made up facts by sleazebag political operatives, both Democrats and Republicans - FAKE NEWS! Trump said in a flurry of posts to Twitter Friday morning. Russia says nothing exists. Probably released by Intelligence even knowing there is no proof, and never will be. My people will have a full report on hacking within 90 days!
The "failed spy" Trump refers to is the supposed author of the report, a former British M16 agent identified by the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and other media organizations as Christopher Steele. He is the director of a London-based intelligence company named Orbis Business Intelligence.
The president-elect continued to blame the intelligence community for leaking the report despite assurances from Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who took the unusual step on Wednesday of releasing a statement reading out a phone call he placed to Trump. In that readout, Clapper said he told Trump that he didn't believe the intelligence community was behind the leak, has not made a judgment about the veracity of the report published by BuzzFeed and that such leaks are extremely corrosive and damaging to our national security.
A Russian government spokesman said Wednesday that the report amounted to pulp fiction, and that the Kremlin did not possess compromising information about Trump or his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton. The president-elect has repeatedly cited this assertion as proof that the claims are false.
Trump has promised to initiate a cybersecurity review immediately upon taking office with a report to be delivered to him within 90 days. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a longtime supporter of Trump's who works as a security consultant for foreign governments, said Thursday that he will head up that team.
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
7 replies, 1847 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (10)
ReplyReply to this post
7 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Fucking lying Trump revives attack on intel community in early morning Twitter burst (Original Post)
factfinder_77
Jan 2017
OP
Sure: According to msnbc, Trump slides in poll, even among Trump supporters
factfinder_77
Jan 2017
#2
Trump pissed out a major gratuitous insult to America's defenders: "Intelligence"
Achilleaze
Jan 2017
#4
JHan
(10,173 posts)1. Can he drag his approval ratings before inaug to the 20's? LOL
*Crosses fingers*
factfinder_77
(841 posts)2. Sure: According to msnbc, Trump slides in poll, even among Trump supporters
http://www.msnbc.com/the-last-word/watch/trump-slides-in-poll-even-among-trump-voters-853932099652
Most presidents-elect ride Inauguration Day with higher poll numbers than Donald Trump, who is sliding even before he being sworn in. A new Quinnipiac poll shows majorities of Americans don't think he will govern well. Joan Walsh and Charlie Sykes join Lawrence.
Most presidents-elect ride Inauguration Day with higher poll numbers than Donald Trump, who is sliding even before he being sworn in. A new Quinnipiac poll shows majorities of Americans don't think he will govern well. Joan Walsh and Charlie Sykes join Lawrence.
Cracklin Charlie
(12,904 posts)3. Rudy will head that up?
Trump making Rudy clean up his mess?
Yeah, that's just messed up.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)4. Trump pissed out a major gratuitous insult to America's defenders: "Intelligence"
Comrade Casino placed kinky little "Satan Horn" quotation marks around the word intelligence to spin it, and thereby twist the screw of DISRESPECT even harder and deeper into all 17 of America's essential Shields: the government Intelligence agencies, including Army Intelligence, CIA, FBI, NSA etc. etc. etc....that are perhaps the most critical line of America's defense.
Why do Republican role model Comrade Casino & his Suspiciously Silent Sidekick, The Pence of Darkness, hate America and America's military veterans and intelligence professionals?
sailfla
(239 posts)5. Jesus Christ, everyone on the planet knows the truth. Isn't anyone gonna call him on it,
Squeal, snitch, bring out the tape...whatever
Tommy_Carcetti
(43,182 posts)6. Please proceed, President-elect. nt
MineralMan
(146,296 posts)7. The moron doth protest too much, methinks.
Yes, indeed...