FBI warned Trump in 2016 Russians would try to infiltrate his campaign

[MelissaB]

Source: NBC News

WASHINGTON — 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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Trump was "briefed and warned" at the session about potential espionage threats from Russia, two former law enforcement officials familiar with the sessions told NBC News. A source close to the White House said their position is that Trump was unaware of the contacts between his campaign and Russians.

Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-warned-trump-2016-russians-would-try-infiltrate-his-campaign-n830596

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Trump can no longer claim ignorance!

[Botany]

1. Trump was "briefed and warned"

n/t

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. He is a KGB asset, as assets go he is useless unless he can be part of stealing our election

Ole Vlad had to be pinching himself years ago when he realized a complete dunce, total failure at everything he does, trump, needed money and since Vlad has more money than ANY living being, why not make an investment!

Look how it paid off.

[turbinetree]

3. Let me guess...........................

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

Well one was attacked and infiltrated, and notified the FBI--------------that is what AMERICAN CITIZEN'S do>...........

The other was a traitor and was committing treason, even at the republican convention , with traitorous senator from Alabama, sitting on his team, did he , the Alabama senator make that fucking call-------------NOPE, he was just committing treason, after all he helped write the platform form the right wing "REPUBLICAN Party" let me repeat this he was helping this traitorous team write the "REPUBLICAN" platform to take down a foreign government (UKRAINE) and end economic sanctions to a mafia crime family government full of kleptocrats ..............

[MaybeBaby]

4. There ya go...

Forewarned, and still stupid.

[onetexan]

10. he welcomed the "help" if in fact he wasn't already a willing and groomed agent

[Bernardo de La Paz]

5. The real meaning was "We saw what you did and we know". But Trump went ahead, hubris and all.

The amateur Trump Gang thought they were so smart and would cover their tracks.

McCONnell was already in on it. Knew he was going to get campaign money ($2.5 million) and could steal Obama's Supreme Court pick.

[C Moon]

6. We know now that Trump's on the phone regularly with Putin.

ANYONE who doesn't see that Trump's thrust into President of the U.S. was aided by Russia, is a COMPLETE IDIOT!
The GOP knows this—and many are probably involved—but they won't act on it, because they are dizzy with power.
Someone has to save our country from Russia and the rich.
All the Mueller predictions on DU make me nauseous, because they come and go each day like a bad dream. And each day that passes, Trump/GOP/Putin's U.S. takeover becomes more and more entrenched.

[FakeNoose]

8. Pootie calls Cheeto on his cellphone

Everybody laughs at how Trump is tweeting at 4 a.m. but that's when he's on his phone, talking to Putin. You know Moscow is about 9 or 10 hours ahead of Washington DC time, right?

When it's 3 or 4 pm in Moscow, it's the early a.m. hours in the Eastern USA time zone. Trump's babysitters haven't come to work yet so he's all alone then. He thinks nobody knows.

[C Moon]

16. I recall that day Trumpty said that he thinks saying "fake news" was one of his greatest inventions.

I pictured Putin telling him that his use of "Fake News" was a great idea, and to continue using it; at which time, Trumpty got all warm inside and smiled—he was probably bursting at the seams wanting to tell everyone his best friend liked it.

[Javaman]

7. I guess the orange asshole was too busy watching someone read my pet goat to him. nt

[askyagerz]

9. This quote says it all...

Trump would have been told, "If you see these kinds of contacts please let us know about them so we can keep you updated on the threat picture," said Frank Montoya, a former FBI counterintelligence agent and supervisor who retired in 2016.

[stevenleser]

11. Similar Headline from 1930: Al Capone warned that his associates were bootlegging alcohol...

[LiberalLovinLug]

12. His response was...

"Oh really?...would you have their number on you?"

[estefanyo]

13. Able Trump didn't do anything about it

Because he knew.

[marble falls]

19. "Able Trump" 'splain that, please.

[bucolic_frolic]

14. They didn't need to infiltrate

didn't the FBI know already?

[rockfordfile]

15. Why would they warn? Trump has always been involved with the Russians

Do you still trust Mueller?

[marble falls]

20. Of course, why not?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

17. By that time, he had long been compromised.

Definitely for months, arguably for years, possibly for decades.

[rockfordfile]

18. I think I heard that line about "Trump warned" other times.