Current Affairs Donald Trump POS: Judgement cometh and that right soon

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President Trump accused the F.B.I. on Friday, without evidence, of sending a spy to secretly infiltrate his 2016 campaign “for political purposes” even before the bureau had any inkling of the “phony Russia hoax.”

In fact, F.B.I. agents sent an informant to talk to two campaign advisers only after they received evidence that the pair had suspicious contacts linked to Russia during the campaign. The informant, an American academic who teaches in Britain, made contact late that summer with one campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, according to people familiar with the matter. He also met repeatedly in the ensuing months with the other aide, Carter Page, who was also under F.B.I. scrutiny for his ties to Russia.

The role of the informant is at the heart of the newest battle between top law enforcement officials and Mr. Trump’s congressional allies over the F.B.I.’s most politically charged investigations in decades. The lawmakers, who say they are concerned that federal investigators are abusing their authority, have demanded documents from the Justice Department about the informant.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/us/politics/trump-fbi-informant-russia-investigation.html

So you're saying there was an informant. From the FBI. Within the campaign. Conducting counterintelligence.

Noted.

edit - Yes, I'm giving agency to my inner Cathy Newman. It's fun.
 
mezzrow said:
President Trump accused the F.B.I. on Friday, without evidence, of sending a spy to secretly infiltrate his 2016 campaign “for political purposes” even before the bureau had any inkling of the “phony Russia hoax.”

In fact, F.B.I. agents sent an informant to talk to two campaign advisers only after they received evidence that the pair had suspicious contacts linked to Russia during the campaign. The informant, an American academic who teaches in Britain, made contact late that summer with one campaign adviser, George Papadopoulos, according to people familiar with the matter. He also met repeatedly in the ensuing months with the other aide, Carter Page, who was also under F.B.I. scrutiny for his ties to Russia.

The role of the informant is at the heart of the newest battle between top law enforcement officials and Mr. Trump’s congressional allies over the F.B.I.’s most politically charged investigations in decades. The lawmakers, who say they are concerned that federal investigators are abusing their authority, have demanded documents from the Justice Department about the informant.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/18/us/politics/trump-fbi-informant-russia-investigation.html

So you're saying there was an informant. From the FBI. Within the campaign. Conducting counterintelligence.

Noted.
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Counter intelligence.

What are you noting?
 
ilikecheese said:
Counter intelligence.

What are you noting?
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I'm noting that the NYT outed the informant in the article. That's a bit unusual. There is a lot of news going on at present to bury this story behind, which is an opportunity someone else clearly noted.

I could speculate what this means, but I'd probably be wrong. Strange times.

I keep thinking about what the farmer said when the old cow died.

"She never did that before."

Oh, and its one word in this context.

https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence
 
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mezzrow said:
I'm noting that the NYT outed the informant in the article. That's a bit unusual. There is a lot of news going on at present to bury this story behind, which is an opportunity someone else clearly noted.

I could speculate what this means, but I'd probably be wrong. Strange times.

I keep thinking about what the farmer said when the old cow died.

"She never did that before."
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My guess is that it's in direct response to Trump misleading the American people about the FBI.
 
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