Posted on 01/11/2017 12:45:00 PM PST by Resettozero
President-elect Donald Trump was not told about unverified reports that Russia has compromising information on him during last week's intelligence briefing, according to a senior intelligence official with knowledge of preparations for the briefing.
A summary of the unverified reports was prepared as background material for the briefing, but not discussed during the meeting, the official said. During Trump's press conference Wednesday morning, the president-elect said he was made aware of the information "outside that meeting."
A 35-page memorandum published by BuzzFeed on Tuesday includes claims that the Russian government has been cultivating, supporting and assisting Trump for five years even obtaining compromising information in an effort to blackmail him. The document, which was not prepared by the U.S. government, contains obvious errors. It was originally generated as part of opposition research by anti-Trump Republicans and then shopped by Democrats.
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Two U.S. officials told NBC News that materials prepared for Trump in advance of last week's intelligence briefing included damaging allegations from the memorandum unverified by American intelligence agencies about his dealings with the Russians.
Officials prepared a two-page summary of the memo for Trump's briefing Friday at Trump Tower in New York. The summary was an "annex," or addendum, included in the "supporting documents" that accompanied the classified briefing report.
While multiple officials say the summary was included in the material prepared for the briefers, the senior official told NBC News that the briefing was oral and no actual documents were left with the Trump team in New York. During the briefing, the president-elect was not briefed on the contents of the summary .
"Intel and law enforcement officials agree that none of the investigations have found any conclusive or direct link between Trump and the Russian government period," the senior official said.
According to the senior official, the two-page summary about the unsubstantiated material made available to the briefers was to provide context, should they need it, to draw the distinction for Trump between analyzed intelligence and unvetted "disinformation."
The briefers also had available to them unvetted "disinformation" about the Clinton Foundation, although that was not orally shared with Trump. The Russian government on Wednesday denied reports that it has compromising information about Trump, dismissing the claims as a "total hoax."
Amid increased interest in the dossier Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected all of the allegations out of hand. Trump later blamed intelligence agencies for allowing the dossier to leak, tweeting: "Are we living in Nazi Germany?"
"The Kremlin does not have compromising information about Trump," Peskov said, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS. "It's a total hoax, absolute fabrication and utter nonsense. The Kremlin does not collect compromising information."
Peskov also called the reports "pulp fiction."
Trump did not respond to the reports directly but sent a tweet appearing to refer to it on Tuesday night.
FAKE NEWS - A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017 Early Wednesday, he sent several others that followed Peskov's comments.
Russia just said the unverified report paid for by political opponents is "A COMPLETE AND TOTAL FABRICATION, UTTER NONSENSE." Very unfair! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
Russia has never tried to use leverage over me. I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
I win an election easily, a great "movement" is verified, and crooked opponents try to belittle our victory with FAKE NEWS. A sorry state! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
Intelligence agencies should never have allowed this fake news to "leak" into the public. One last shot at me.Are we living in Nazi Germany? Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 11, 2017
Trump has repeatedly cast doubt over findings by American intelligence officials that Russia interfered in the U.S. election with the aim of helping him win.
NBC News reported last week that the gulf between Trump and U.S. intelligence agencies had grown so wide that the two camps couldn't even agree on the scheduled date of a briefing Trump had been due to receive.
Peskov mentioned Trump's initial tweet, and went on to say that some people were "boosting the hysteria and go to any lengths to maintain this state of 'witch hunting.'"
Don’t be surprised if this original fake news is traced back to the
campaign of of one of Trumps primary opponents. It obviously was not
leaked during the primaries, but that does not mean it did not originate
with one of the primary campaigns.
Time will tell.
H/t bushbacker1 & true believer forever for these graphics:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3512801/posts?page=1#1
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3512801/posts?page=73#73
I don't think the report was "given" to McCain. I think he was part of the cartel arranging for oppo research via a private contractor, Orbis Intel, and Christopher Steele, the Brit ex-spy, is director of Orbis. Orbis was contracted by repubs and dems for oppo research on trump. McMullen was in the CIA for 10 years, spent a lot of time in England with Brit intel. McMullen may be the one who directed them to the intel firm, he may even be a friend of Chris Steele.
Then, from Mr. Jones on Twitter: "4chan trolled Rick Wilson with the Trump piss story back in November 2016. Media or CIA added Russian spies themselves. THIS IS NOT A DRILL."
The 4chan guy who takes credit for it has had his twitter acct shut down, but maybe not because of the Trump stuff. The guy is a real racist, anti-semite, white supremacist, I mean really, not using the terms like they're usually used. He goes by S.T Prudence on Twitter, and on 4chan, he is anon. Here is a link of his posts re this subject on 4chan: https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/95568919/#95571329
Anon was in a war with Rick Wilson, kept sending him proton files. Wilson finally blocked him from twitter, that is what set off his war with Wilson.
He later contacted Wilson after being a long-time faux member of one of the pro-hillary boards he belonged to which Wilson also frequented.
Don't know if you remember or not but late in the game, Wilson was over and over talking about a big October surprise that was coming. I mean like, 20-30 tweets in a row.
It never materialized. I believe McMullin turned them onto the Brit firm with the ex-spy, and contrary to McCain getting the file and being worried about its legitimacy, he was taking to the FBI the work product that he and others had contracted for ... That was in December, after all the attempts to change the EC votes and the recounts, remember? It was their last hurrah.
Two of Anon's posts from 4chan link:
1. Because I told them the source was the GOP coup. I never even hinted at where they had gotten from.
2. The Russian spy shit is 100% organic extra layered bullshit they themselves thought up.I still can't believe how retarded these people are.
these below are from: http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-01-10/4chan-claims-have-fabricated-anti-trump-report-hoax :
"Noted #nevertrump voice Rick Wilson later commented on twitter, stating that the report gave a new meaning to Wikileaks (https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/818982395202379777) and that the report was the reason everybody was fighting so hard against the election of Trump. (https://twitter.com/TheRickWilson/status/818983514335047680)
The remarkable thing? It's all fake. And not only fake; it's a prank perpetuated by 4chan, on Rick Wilson himself. A post on 4chan on october 26 stated mfw managed to convince CTR and certain (((journalists))) on Twitter there'll be an October surprise on Trump this Friday along with a picture of a smug face with a hash name. http://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/94704894/#94705224
on november 1, a person without a picture but is assumed to be the same person posted So they took what I told Rick Wilson and added a Russian spy angle to it. They still believe it. Guys, they're truly fucking desperate - there's no remaining Trump scandal that's credible. https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/95568919/#95571329
on january 10, moments after the story broke and began to gain traction on social media, a person with the same smug grin face, and the same hash title for the picture, stated I didn't think they'd take it so far. http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/106514445#p106520376
I have keeping up with guy on 4chan for awhile, and what he says is true about Rick Wilson. His last tweets were in the wee hours of the morning today, and he answered the many tweets asking him to show his work, that he was meeting a lawyer because he could be in danger of a fraud accusation.
He hasn't been on pol/ since, and his twitter is down. so if he shows up again it should be to go public with his work product, or he was just trolling.
This is long, but there are a lot of people without time to check out the longer story links and I tried to sum it up briefly for all those interested.
For more on how McCain may have gotten the dossier/cooked info, click on this link and see my replies...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3513045/posts
What, golden showers? Cumulatively, probably a lot of $$$! The question for me is did Rick pay for showers from girls, boys, or both?
Many thanks!
Here’s another thread; comment here by snarkytart mentions Steele could have been one of the ones that got sent the fake info:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3513141/posts?page=17#17
At any rate, those involved- Wilson, McMullin, McCain, F B I, C I A, CNN, Buzzfeed, etc need to be brought up on charges....
Hmmmm...... here's my answer:
REAL NEWS: Russians help TRUMP win US election so that Americans can rid themselves of their corrupt ruling elite.
President Putin remarked, Things will be better for EVERY NATION on this planet after these evil, villianous, corrupt lying thieves are removed from the powerful offices they constantly abuse for their own personal enrichment.
Certainly Vlad has participated in his share of such skulduggery during his own days.
But perhaps... could it be... the message of Jesus is actually getting to Vlad’s own heart now? That he’s getting tired of the iniquity everywhere in the world?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3513045/posts
Your name was on that page 31 times!! I read each one. I never thought about the 2009 thing, and that is intriguing. Also, where has it been reported that McCain got this in Canada - or are you just deducting that?
Heres another thread; comment here by snarkytart mentions Steele could have been one of the ones that got sent the fake info:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3513141/posts?page=17#17
At any rate, those involved- Wilson, McMullin, McCain, F B I, C I A, CNN, Buzzfeed, etc need to be brought up on charges....
I don't know about that coming from 4chan to Steele. I could see Wilson giving it to someone in the nevertrumpers, or mccain, or elites getting it to Steele. McMullun was in England in conjunction with British agents while he was in CIA.
Post #17: I saw the 4chans anons twitter last night before it got shut down. He is supposedly from the UK, claimed he made up this story using almost word for word some Indonesian political scandal he saw on redit a couple of years ago. Sent it out to a lot of dupes on the left, media, nevertrumpers including Rick Wilson. He had older tweets where he was trolling Rick Wilson. Clearly he liked screwing with Wilson from his older tweets. There are screen shots of an older 4chan thread where this anon 4chan poster talks about concocting this story and sending it out to people, and he mentioned Wilson in particular. The two page dossier was then attached to/added to the other Russian ties to Trump stuff the intelligence agencies and collected.
Did the UK former intelligence guy Steel get sent a copy too? IDK but my guess? yes. He did not originate anything. The media using him as cover like see we had reason to think it was real because the source is... The Steel guy is known apparently for being political, and that means the 4chan anon, who is also from the UK, could have trolled him as well. Well never know.
Thamks!!
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