Posted on 02/10/2017 2:33:55 PM PST by Pinkbell
Washington (CNN)For the first time, US investigators say they have corroborated some of the communications detailed in a 35-page dossier compiled by a former British intelligence agent, multiple current and former US law enforcement and intelligence officials tell CNN.
As CNN first reported, then-President-elect Donald Trump and President Barack Obama were briefed on the existence of the dossier prior to Trump's inauguration.
None of the newly learned information relates to the salacious allegations in the dossier. Rather it relates to conversations between foreign nationals. The dossier details about a dozen conversations between senior Russian officials and other Russian individuals. Sources would not confirm which specific conversations were intercepted or the content of those discussions due to the classified nature of US intelligence collection programs.
But the intercepts do confirm that some of the conversations described in the dossier took place between the same individuals on the same days and from the same locations as detailed in the dossier, according to the officials. CNN has not confirmed whether any content relates to then-candidate Trump.
The corroboration, based on intercepted communications, has given US intelligence and law enforcement "greater confidence" in the credibility of some aspects of the dossier as they continue to actively investigate its contents, these sources say.
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US intelligence officials emphasize the conversations were solely between foreign nationals, including those in or tied to the Russian government, intercepted during routine intelligence gathering.
Some of the individuals involved in the intercepted communications were known to the US intelligence community as "heavily involved" in collecting information damaging to Hillary Clinton and helpful to Donald Trump, two of the officials tell CNN. Until now, US intelligence and law enforcement officials have said they could not verify any parts of the dossier.
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Officials did not comment on or confirm any alleged conversations or meetings between Russian officials and US citizens, including associates of then-candidate Trump.
One of the officials stressed to CNN they have not corroborated "the more salacious things" alleged in the dossier.
Just a heads up. CNN will run with this all day. The MSM shares a brain cell, so I'm sure other networks will pick up on it too and liberal papers. Even if CNN's report is true, there is no proof of conversations occurring between Trump's people and Russia or of the "salacious" allegation being true.
Sean Spicer responded to this by calling CNN "fake news" and saying they should report some positive things Trump is doing.
Sorry, but when one sees “CNN”, (which is lower slobovian for Fake News), why continue?
Here is a dossier that I worked up:
1) JFK was assassinated.
2) Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon.
3) Michael Jackson won multiple Grammy Awards
4) The US has colonies on Mars and millions of people are living there today.
And I want to assure you that the Investigators will corroborate some aspects of my dossier.
CNN???????? When I see that, I quit reading, they are liars, ‘fake news’ for any reason that will hurt America and Americans...they should have their license taken away!!!
Cable networks aren’t licensed by the FCC. Only individual broadcast stations have FCC licenses.
CNN resurrects fake news. Why even post this?
I don’t think this will stay on just CNN. I foresee the other MSM outlets piggybacking off of CNN’s report.
You are likely correct. The new headline is in:
“CNN Works with Other Detestables to Make Fake News Real”
Good one.
They didn’t corroborate anything....
Short version is, "we have no proof, no evidence, no confirmed sources, no names, no recordings nothing, nada, nyet,neign, nee, nein, not a damn thing but trust us we are CNN and it must be true."
CNN compared to the National Enquirer makes the National Enquirer a reputable source of news.
That explains why people are getting mail for signing up to Dish Network for a cheap price, Comcast, and Directv have it going also...combine your internet and your cable all in one and your phone also...yeah right...NOPE!!!
Fake News.
CNN confirms that Russian officials have conversations with other Russians, but neither the content of those conversations , nor which conversations have been confirmed have been confirmed.
Stop the presses, and warn the paperboys there will be late editions. This is NEWS!
Personally I would love to see CNN go under. Stop giving them hits, stop watching their shows, just stop. Do they even discuss Trump’s actual day to day events or is it all hit pieces?
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