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| Spies ‘keep intelligence from Donald Trump' |
| 2017-02-16 |
| [Australian Business Review - WSJ reprint] US intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter. The officials’ decision to keep information from Mr. Trump underscores the deep mistrust that has developed between the intelligence community and the president over his team’s contacts with the Russian government, as well as the enmity he has shown toward US spy agencies. On Wednesday, Mr Trump accused the agencies of leaking information to undermine him. In some of these cases of withheld information, officials have decided not to show Mr Trump the sources and methods that the intelligence agencies use to collect information, the current and former officials said. Those sources and methods could include, for instance, the means that an agency uses to spy on a foreign government. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 They probably don't want Trump to know how unconstitutional some of their technics were under Obama, too. |
| Posted by: Nero White 3083 2017-02-16 17:51 |
| #10 because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised Sounds like projection or a$$-covering / diversion to me. |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-02-16 15:58 |
| #9 Oh, yeah, that's gotta be fake news. But accurate, right? Trump is too dumb to get the briefings accorded his office! |
| Posted by: Bobby 2017-02-16 13:57 |
| #8 That WSJ article is getting a lot of pushback |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2017-02-16 12:49 |
| #7 About the private security consultants Pr.Trump most assurdly used before he was elected -- how do their reports compare to what the alphabet organizations are feeding him? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2017-02-16 10:25 |
| #6 Fire them? The process is far too lengthy. Dispatch a battalion of Infantry. Less the Director and his personal staff, order everyone in the grades of GG-14 and higher to leave their desks, go home, and begin the resignation or early retirement process. Update the access roster and order Chinese carry-out. Day #2 should show significant improvement. Posted by Besoeker THIS is the perfect solution. |
| Posted by: Tennessee 2017-02-16 10:15 |
| #5 ch.115: Treason, sedition and subversive activities legal constructs. Could become quite relevant and important to some in the IC |
| Posted by: anon1 2017-02-16 10:07 |
| #4 Just as the MSM keeps 'news' from making its appearance which is counter the the narrative, other Donk operatives are playing the same game in government. Surprise. Yes, the 'impondo zenkomo' duel axis of attack, or buffalo horns strategy. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-16 07:20 |
| #3 Just as the MSM keeps 'news' from making its appearance which is counter the the narrative, other Donk operatives are playing the same game in government. Surprise. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-02-16 07:14 |
| #2 Fire them? The process is far too lengthy. Dispatch a battalion of Infantry. Less the Director and his personal staff, order everyone in the grades of GG-14 and higher to leave their desks, go home, and begin the resignation or early retirement process. Update the access roster and order Chinese carry-out. Day #2 should show significant improvement. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-02-16 07:13 |
| #1 Now can he fire them? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-02-16 07:02 |