What Really Happened at Donald Trump's Intelligence Briefing

[applegrove]

What Really Happened at Donald Trump's Intelligence Briefing

by KEN DILANIAN, ROBERT WINDREM and WILLIAM ARKIN at NBC News

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/u-s-official-donald-trump-s-body-language-claim-doesn-n644856

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However, a U.S. official pointed out that intelligence officers don't give policy advice, so it would be inaccurate to say that Obama failed to follow the advice of the intelligence community. A second U.S. official said analysts are trained not to allow their body language to betray their thinking.

Meanwhile, four people with knowledge of the matter told NBC News that one of the advisers Trump brought to the briefing, retired general Mike Flynn, repeatedly interrupted the briefing with pointed questions.

Two sources said Christie, the New Jersey governor and Trump adviser, verbally restrained Flynn -- one saying Christie told Flynn to shut up, the other reporting he said, "Calm down." Two other sources said Christie touched Flynn's arm in an effort get him to calm down and let the officials continue.

Christie denied that he had silenced or restrained Flynn. "The comments and actions attributed to me in this story about General Flynn are categorically untrue. I did not make the statements alleged nor did I touch General Flynn's arm for any reason during the briefing. The report is a complete work of fiction."

Flynn told NBC News the report was "total b__s___" and added, "These are anonymous sources. They're lying."


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[applegrove]

1. Obviously Flynn knows himself about as well as Trump knows himself: not at all.

[Greywing]

2. Flynn has highly inflated opinion of himself ... thinks he is an insider

I don't believe anyone in the intelligence community would consider him as one.

[uppityperson]

3. k&r

[napkinz]

4. K&R