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UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 03:48 PM Jul 2016

Intel Officers Are Worried. Trump security clearance in question.

“The notion that the Trump team could request intel briefings on Russia when they clearly have close ties is horrifying,” said one former intelligence official.


Members of the intelligence community are worried that Donald Trump ― who has deep ties to Russia and is apparently the preferred presidential candidate of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ― could have access to highly classified national security briefings as early as Friday.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/putin-trump-national-security-briefings_us_57963cd6e4b02d5d5ed2476b


You heard it here first.

I am telling you there is something wrong with that Donald Trump guy.
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David__77

(23,219 posts)
2. To me, this reads like Cold War nonsense.
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 03:55 PM
Jul 2016

I think that there's plenty of ground to criticize and oppose Trump's policies. I don't think it's helpful to the cause of defeating Trump to propagate concepts about him being a foreign agent.

auntpurl

(4,311 posts)
6. Really?
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:03 PM
Jul 2016
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/07/clinton-trump-putin-nato/492332/

The Atlantic is a respected publication, with quality long-form journalism. The guy who wrote this won the National Magazine - Reporting award (not for this piece).

treestar

(82,383 posts)
9. Why is it not helpful?
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:07 PM
Jul 2016

All possible garage is thrown at Hillary and it is not helpful to fight back and to show what hypocrites they are on the right?

David__77

(23,219 posts)
10. I think it unlikely to convince anyone to not vote for Trump who otherwise might.
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:11 PM
Jul 2016

I think that keeping the attention on policy will be most likely to get results.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
11. How come donald got results with mud flinging?
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:18 PM
Jul 2016

after that convention he got a bounce presumably from those people

apnu

(8,722 posts)
13. Trump runs is mouth to impress people.
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:32 PM
Jul 2016

If he's got any intel, he'll blurt it to whomever he thinks is the best person to blurt it at the time to impress/influence them. The man has no filter, that's what scares them.

Its got nothing to do with the long dead Cold War. The Intelligence Community knows this already. Russia is, however, still an adversary, just not like they once were. They are dangerous and they do perform cyber attacks against other nations all the time.

greymattermom

(5,751 posts)
3. He needs to undergo the same vetting as anyone
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 03:55 PM
Jul 2016

getting a security clearance. If he's not eligible, then he can't be President. Right?

UCmeNdc

(9,589 posts)
12. It seems US intelligence just might not have looked thoroughly into Donald Trump's background
Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:23 PM
Jul 2016

He has too many loose ends. Warning!!! check!!!!!!

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