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Spies Keep Intelligence From Donald Trump
Wall Street Journal ^

Posted on 02/15/2017 6:23:06 PM PST by springwater13

U.S. 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 U.S. 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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: cia; fbi; first100days; intelligence; intelligenceagencies; nsa; trump; trump45; trumpintelligence
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To: FreedomStar3028

What are you, 12?


41 posted on 02/15/2017 6:37:16 PM PST by txhurl (The LEFT are screaming at the Tsunami, and the Sky, trying to set fire to the Ocean- S.Tom)
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To: FreedomStar3028

I don’t think you realize how arrogant and delusional liberals are.


42 posted on 02/15/2017 6:38:12 PM PST by Williams (Stop tolerating the intolerant.)
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To: springwater13

He’s the Chief Executive and the Commander in Chief, you jerkovs

It’s not your call


43 posted on 02/15/2017 6:39:08 PM PST by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW BOYCOTT Mexico NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: FreedomStar3028
Yes, I most definitely can believe we have agencies witholding key information.

Why can't you? You act like federal employees are the most conservative people in the world and are there to help Trump.

What ARE YOU SMOKING?

44 posted on 02/15/2017 6:39:10 PM PST by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: springwater13

45 posted on 02/15/2017 6:39:34 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: springwater13
It seems to me that our "intelligence" agencies have not been well-serving Presidents for the past 15 years.

Perhaps it's time to refresh our entrenched intelligence agencies with fresh blood and rebuild it from scratch?

Perhaps there can be a synergy to rebuilding our military and intelligence capabilities simultaneously?

-PJ

46 posted on 02/15/2017 6:39:38 PM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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To: FreedomStar3028
All these “leaks” and insider information come from one source and it isn’t the left or any intelligence bureau.

You just pulled this fact-free sentence out of your sizeable ass.

47 posted on 02/15/2017 6:40:51 PM PST by M. Thatcher
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To: manc
Very possible. After Kennedy fired Allen Dulles, people within the CIA continued to contact him, and take direction from him. LBJ appointed Allen Dulles to be on the Warren Commission- Just think, someone with motive, opportunity, and means was part of the investigation.

How come the news didn't squawk about that? Most likely because the venerated press has been in bed with the CIA more and more - See operation mocking bird.

Also there is a book written recently by a German Reporter exposing the whole sorry thing about how the US Intelligence Community has also taken over the news of other countries.

Mysteriously this guy dropped dead of a heart attack. The reason these people are doing this, is because they could wind up executed or locked up for a very long time.

48 posted on 02/15/2017 6:41:11 PM PST by greeneyes
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To: Sylvester McMonkey McBean

You’re watching the MSM and the left build the gallows that they will hang themselves from.


49 posted on 02/15/2017 6:41:44 PM PST by FreedomStar3028 (Somebody has to step forward and do what is right because it is right, otherwise no one will follow.)
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To: FreedomStar3028

I have thought the same thing. Not all of it..at least some of it.

He is the victim of vicious smears. He’s in the news while other things happen. He can blame his enemies inc media.


50 posted on 02/15/2017 6:42:11 PM PST by Principled (OMG I'm so tired of all this winning....)
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To: greeneyes

Interesting, thank you.


51 posted on 02/15/2017 6:43:23 PM PST by manc ( If they want so called marriage equality then they should support polygamy too.)
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To: springwater13

More ammunition to fire more of these liberals for cause.


52 posted on 02/15/2017 6:43:32 PM PST by Red Steel
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To: springwater13

Seriously? Or is this more fake news, in which just about anything is published with the intent of damaging the people’s president, regardless of whether any evidence supports the claims?

The intel community briefed Bill Clinton, and they briefed Barack Obama. They even allowed Hillary access to classified information through an unsecured server in her basement. After knowingly giving information to known and obvious security risks, we are to believe that they are withholding information from Trump???

I call BS on this story.


53 posted on 02/15/2017 6:44:34 PM PST by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: FreedomStar3028

Absolutely I believe that. United States intelligence personnel/FBI et al, are loaded with Obamba era corrupt insiders.

Is this news to you?


55 posted on 02/15/2017 6:44:46 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: springwater13

What we have here is a de facto coup d’etat - not just these spies, but the bureaucracy as a whole. The judiciary and Senate are itching to participate. Has anything like this ever happened in American history?


56 posted on 02/15/2017 6:45:25 PM PST by Montaignes Cat
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To: springwater13

To what extent is this fake news? How does the WSJ get this info?

If their article is tied to Russia, it most likely is just plain leftist propaganda. Get enough of it out there, repeat it often as though it’s the truth, and it becomes truth.

The Soros/dem/Bush & who knows who else globalists will not let go.

The old days when folks died mysterious deaths need to return. The Clinton’s understand this type of talk.


57 posted on 02/15/2017 6:45:48 PM PST by redfreedom
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To: springwater13

Employees who refuse to produce their work product are worthless and must be fired. Fortunately, DJT knows how to fire bad people, ha!


58 posted on 02/15/2017 6:46:25 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans are not born, they're excreted." -- Marcus Tillius Cicero)
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To: donozark

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/feb/15/army-depicted-hillary-clinton-insider-threat-cyber/


59 posted on 02/15/2017 6:46:26 PM PST by bitt (The most insidious power that the media has, is the power to ignore - Chris Plante, WMAL)
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To: randita

You are exactly right .. this is exactly what they are doing ... it’s a Deep State version of the bully taking your fist and pummeling you with it , while asking, “why are you hitting yourself ?” ...very dangerous times we are in


60 posted on 02/15/2017 6:46:45 PM PST by Neu Pragmatist (Stop the Neo-Cons and Warmongers - No war with Russia- Support Trump in this endeavor)
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