[ek_hornbeck]

The story sounded like BS from the very beginning.

First of all, why would the Taliban need any money or encouragement from Russia or anybody else to target US troops? They already were doing their best to maximize US casualties.

The real motive for the "intelligence" on Russian bounties had nothing to do with Russia or the Taliban, and everything to do with discrediting Trump. If the deep state and the mass media could create a false narrative where Trump ignored "intelligence" about attacks on US troops, they might chip away some of his core support. Or so the plan went, before yet another Deep State fraud was uncovered.

[LeonardFMason]

The WH shouldn’t want this story to go away.

TRUMP and team should hold an URGENT Press Conference where this initial claim is totally debunked and dismissed with a quick pivot to the DAMAGE being caused by SHODDY REPORTING and “UN-NAMED SOURCES”. Trump should then hand off the meeting for a visual presentation of the 10-15 press claims, meant to hurt Trump, have been retracted, dismissed and proven false.

Take NO more than 1 or 2 questions from “friendlier” reporters and then call it a day.

The WH needs to start using these Press Briefings to attack the credibility of the Press.

[boatbums]

I expect they STILL have a list of potential "scandals", lies and false narratives to throw at Trump - that "six ways from Sunday" threat Schumer let slip. They are getting desperate now because so far nothing has stuck and Trump's base is more intent and fired up than ever. God has been thwarting and confounding their every trick!

We MUST get the House back along with reelecting Trump and keeping the senate or there will be no end to their rage at being defeated AGAIN.

[Morpheus2009]

Would Americans need bounties to kill a real invading army? Did we need bounties for the Revolution? I doubt most did.