NATO officials say they were briefed on Russian bounties on US soldiers in Afghanistan

[Arkansas Granny]

— even though Trump claims he wasn't

Three NATO officials say they had been briefed on intelligence that Russian operatives were secretly offering cash bounties to Taliban-linked militants for US casualties in Afghanistan — as President Donald Trump claimed he was not, and dismissed news reports on the intelligence as a "possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax."

The revelation that US intelligence had briefed the White House on the Taliban bounties had been a closely-held secret for several months, until US officials began briefing UK and other European allies last week.

The intelligence was first reported Friday in The New York Times and has since been widely confirmed.

Over the weekend, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said neither Trump nor Vice President Mike Pence had been briefed on the intelligence. And on Sunday, Trump tweeted that US intelligence "did not find this info credible" and did not report it to him or Pence, calling the Times report "possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax."

https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-bounty-us-soldiers-afghanistan-nato-officials-briefed-trump-denies-2020-6

[Nevilledog]

1. I'm starting to lean towards wasn't briefed cuz he's a Russian asset.

[MaryMagdaline]

2. K&R

[brush]

6. In that case he was briefed...wait I take that back. He was informed...

by Putin of Russia's new policy and to just deal with it.

Hypothetical games aside though, of course trump was briefed. UN official knew and trump and liar McEnany expects us to believe he didn't know when the whole international, diplomatic community knew.

[Nevilledog]

7. I do think he was told. He just doesn't fucking care.

[forgotmylogin]

3. He's the most out of touch "president" ever it seems.

Both willfully and non.

I read they have a special document stamp "Seen By the President" for paperwork.

[yonder]

4. He's consistently out of touch. There's so much denial about everything one might think he's lying.

Yep, one might.

[forgotmylogin]

5. I like presidents who are informed and read their PDBs. n/t