2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumIntel 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
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I am telling you there is something wrong with that Donald Trump guy.
SFnomad
(3,473 posts)David__77
(23,219 posts)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.
UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)David__77
(23,219 posts)...
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).
David__77
(23,219 posts)I appreciate it.
treestar
(82,383 posts)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)I think that keeping the attention on policy will be most likely to get results.
treestar
(82,383 posts)after that convention he got a bounce presumably from those people
apnu
(8,722 posts)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)getting a security clearance. If he's not eligible, then he can't be President. Right?
UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)He has too many loose ends. Warning!!! check!!!!!!
PatSeg
(46,804 posts)Congressional hearings for Trump, not Hillary Clinton.