Russian Officials Overheard Discussing Trump Associates Before Campaign Began
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[QUOTE]WASHINGTON—U.S. intelligence agencies starting in the spring of 2015 detected conversations in which Russian government officials discussed associates of Donald Trump, several months before he declared his candidacy for president, according to current and former U.S. officials.
In some cases, the Russians in the overheard conversations talked about meetings held outside the U.S. involving Russian government officials and Trump business associates or advisers, these people said.
It isn’t clear which Trump associates or advisers the Russians were referring to, or whether they had any connection to his presidential aspirations.
The reports were gathered by intelligence agencies that routinely monitor Russian espionage against the U.S. Such efforts can include monitoring phone calls and emails as well as information from informants. The efforts weren’t aimed at Mr. Trump or his associates, these people said.
The U.S. intelligence agencies weren’t sure what to make of the vague and inconclusive information, given that Mr. Trump had done business in Russia and was a global celebrity well-known to prominent people there. The names of Americans do sometimes show up in conversations involving Russian officials that are overheard by U.S. intelligence.
Now, in light of the release of emails Tuesday by Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, investigators are going back to those early reports to see if they can understand them better.
The emails provide details about a meeting Donald Jr. arranged in June 2016—as his father was on the verge of clinching the Republican nomination—with a Kremlin-connected lawyer to discuss allegedly incriminating information about Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton obtained by the Russian government.[/QUOTE]
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This is a big one.
Didn't the Steele Dossier say that Trump was being cultivated for quite a good while before he officially ran? That would make sense.
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;52462138]Didn't the Steele Dossier say that Trump was being cultivated for quite a good while before he officially ran? That would make sense.[/QUOTE]
The dossier is becoming increasingly more corroborated by the day.
[QUOTE=Llamaguy;52462182]The dossier is becoming increasingly more corroborated by the day.[/QUOTE]
PISS TAPE WHEN!?
[QUOTE=The Rifleman;52462235]PISS TAPE WHEN!?[/QUOTE]
Well he did specifically deny "the thing with russian hookers" without even being prompted
[QUOTE=Dr.C;52462302]Well he did specifically deny "the thing with russian hookers" without even being prompted[/QUOTE]
Can't believe he brought that up directly to Comey.
New story about washington post cannot see to read it but according to title Trump White House is in DEFCON 2 and is now aiming to use Character Assassination of the Journalists covering this.
[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52462339]New story about washington post cannot see to read it but according to title Trump White House is in DEFCON 2 and is now aiming to use Character Assassination of the Journalists covering this.[/QUOTE]
Buy a digital subscription (they're good journalists, Bront), or go incognito to see the article.
[QUOTE=Llamaguy;52462371]Buy a digital subscription (they're good journalists, Bront), or go incognito to see the article.[/QUOTE]
done
[QUOTE=OmniConsUme;52462339]New story about washington post cannot see to read it but according to title Trump White House is in DEFCON 2 and is now aiming to use Character Assassination of the Journalists covering this.[/QUOTE]
There's a free trial if you have Amazon Prime as well, I've been using that recently.
[QUOTE=Llamaguy;52462103]This is a big one.[/QUOTE]
There's been a lot of big ones recently
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;52463633]There's been a lot of big ones recently[/QUOTE]
For all the criticisms that can be brought against his presidency, it certainly isn't a boring one. I'd say he's doing sterling job at keeping on himself on headlines. All ink is good ink, right?
It's like all this evidence keeps popping up about him but nothing gets done. I feel like the Russians could straight up go public and say yeah it was us and STILL Trump would stay President.
[QUOTE=AncientFryup;52464185]It's like all this evidence keeps popping up about him but nothing gets done. I feel like the Russians could straight up go public and say yeah it was us and STILL Trump would stay President.[/QUOTE]
Even if he was to be impeached, removal from office doesn't happen overnight. These things take time, sometimes years to see a conclusion.
[QUOTE=AncientFryup;52464185]It's like all this evidence keeps popping up about him but nothing gets done. I feel like the Russians could straight up go public and say yeah it was us and STILL Trump would stay President.[/QUOTE]
stuff is happening but its an investigation not a trial, they have to do due diligence to make anything stick
[QUOTE=.Isak.;52463578]There's a free trial if you have Amazon Prime as well, I've been using that recently.[/QUOTE]
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