House Intel Committee briefed on more Russian efforts to help the Orange Fraud

[Lesh]

"Foreign interference in our government was just about the worst thing the Founding Fathers could imagine...and you fuckers welcome it

Disgusting"

Why do you so easily fall for fake news, Rube?

You think what I said about the Founding Fathers was "fake news"?

Maybe in St. Petersburg at a troll farm

My bad, So you don’t think Russia is trying to help Trump.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Ok...you're a troll. The only question is...from which country

 

[Nostra]

"Foreign interference in our government was just about the worst thing the Founding Fathers could imagine...and you fuckers welcome it

Disgusting"

Why do you so easily fall for fake news, Rube?

You think what I said about the Founding Fathers was "fake news"?

Maybe in St. Petersburg at a troll farm

My bad, So you don’t think Russia is trying to help Trump.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Ok...you're a troll. The only question is...from which country

Step up to the plate, Sport.

Is Russia meddling to get Trump elected or not? I dumbed it down to a yes or no question. Jury is still out on whether you can handle it,

 

[eddiew]

Maybe you should think about what partisan means in a job that requires working for the US people. You fucks think this country is all yours and your fucked up ideas. Think again.

IF we have such f***** up ideas, why is the country doing so great?

Let your children find out how good we're doing This moron Trump is a complete AH and republicans that can't see it are too

 

[beautress]

No, hate is calling half the people in the country Deplorables

Problem is...that never happened.

She called SOME Trump supporters ,"Deplorables" and guess what...as we have seen from this board and elsewhere...a good number of them ARE bigoted racist haters

But newsflash...that's nowhere CLOSE to half the country. It may not even be half of Trumpers

I guess so, those Democrats are just big hearted people. They love everybody.

I don't understand why Hillary Clinton is not in jail yet. And the Attorney General is making noises at President Trump. After OJ Simpson murdered his wife and got away with it, after his long Police chase, yes, some people thought a marriage between whites and blacks might create a problem. He got one look at her receiving her property back from a restaurant gopher and killed both of them. His lawyer turned him loose just to allow him to commit more egregious crimes and get put away for years anyhow. All for playing a race card and doing a deceptive trick with a glove. The courts let the criminal off. and he was just arrogant enough to admit it to someone who taped his confession, but they couldn't try him because of double jeopardy.

Justice has been screwed up for a long, long time.

 

[beautress]

Did you know to be DNI you have to be experienced for the job?

Markle thinks what I posted was funny. Well, it's not. Grenell is so far from being qualified and never in hell could a such a partisan ever be confirmed by the Senate.

"Federal law mandates that the DNI be “exceptionally well qualified” and for good reason. The DNI is not only the president’s chief intelligence advisor, he (or she) is also responsible for a vast intelligence enterprise that supports a wide range of missions and policymaker needs."

50 U.S. Code § 3023 - Director of National Intelligence

Trump’s DNI Pick Would Brief Dem Nominee Ahead of 2020

Trump just wants some one who'll give him the half of a story ,,the half he agrees with . No concern that Russians have in the past and now are meddling in our elections?

I'm all for it.....I hope they meddle the fuck out of the 2020 election.... they won't be any more guilty than the DNC. If the DNC is willing to break the law by screwing Bernie I see no reason why Bernie shouldn't fight fire with fire.

Jo

truth is everyone no matter how anti American, even treasonous big govt Democrats, gets to interfere with our elections; even the Westborough Baptist Church, children, and prisoners. The only protection is to limit voting to well qualified individuals as our Founders did.


.

yeah like the racist republicans and all those morons supporting the moron trump Lets leave the well being of our country in their filthy hands

OJ Simpson was prejudiced enough to murder two white people on the same day.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Interesting how you say Putin has beaten the democrats like a drum
The President has beaten the democrats worse than a drum. So you're actually saying Putin has beaten the democrats like a drum

Uninteresting how you lie like a rug. Have you ever seen a man look as much like a whipped puppy as Trump did when he came out of that backroom with Putin? Hell, I don't like Trump, but I felt sorry for him. And for every American who was represented by him on that day.

Trump has beaten the democrats every which way they turn and if putin has beaten Trump he has also beaten the democrats dumb ass just because you are a lying sack of dog shit doesn't mean other are.

only in GOP propaganda world. Everywhere else everyone is laughing up their sleeves at him. He has done nothing except he did manage to not ruin Obama's recovery. Only cost two trillion dollars in debt.... He is crazy 2 build a tower in Moscow and not allow his adventures in Moscow to be revealed. Know the dossier has not been discredited nor collusion or obstruction. Just not bad enough to be removed. They are great at not writing anything down and lying....

It's funny how you spew your shit about Conservative media when in fact leftist control 90% of the media and for the most Conservative media sources, for the most part, you have to pay for them whereas leftist media is paid for by the capitalist economic system.
Now, ain't it a bitch for such a small share of the media that conservative media can bring so much hell in the leftist mind? lol

Probably because 75% of GOP voters are totally misinformed and brainwashed by the propaganda machine. Pathetic

Your head is like a lead weight only good use is for fishing.

 

[francoHFW]

Uninteresting how you lie like a rug. Have you ever seen a man look as much like a whipped puppy as Trump did when he came out of that backroom with Putin? Hell, I don't like Trump, but I felt sorry for him. And for every American who was represented by him on that day.

Trump has beaten the democrats every which way they turn and if putin has beaten Trump he has also beaten the democrats dumb ass just because you are a lying sack of dog shit doesn't mean other are.

only in GOP propaganda world. Everywhere else everyone is laughing up their sleeves at him. He has done nothing except he did manage to not ruin Obama's recovery. Only cost two trillion dollars in debt.... He is crazy 2 build a tower in Moscow and not allow his adventures in Moscow to be revealed. Know the dossier has not been discredited nor collusion or obstruction. Just not bad enough to be removed. They are great at not writing anything down and lying....

It's funny how you spew your shit about Conservative media when in fact leftist control 90% of the media and for the most Conservative media sources, for the most part, you have to pay for them whereas leftist media is paid for by the capitalist economic system.
Now, ain't it a bitch for such a small share of the media that conservative media can bring so much hell in the leftist mind? lol

Probably because 75% of GOP voters are totally misinformed and brainwashed by the propaganda machine. Pathetic

Your head is like a lead weight only good use is for fishing.

There you go again. It's just the most important story in politics in the United States in the last hundred years.

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Trump has beaten the democrats every which way they turn and if putin has beaten Trump he has also beaten the democrats dumb ass just because you are a lying sack of dog shit doesn't mean other are.

only in GOP propaganda world. Everywhere else everyone is laughing up their sleeves at him. He has done nothing except he did manage to not ruin Obama's recovery. Only cost two trillion dollars in debt.... He is crazy 2 build a tower in Moscow and not allow his adventures in Moscow to be revealed. Know the dossier has not been discredited nor collusion or obstruction. Just not bad enough to be removed. They are great at not writing anything down and lying....

It's funny how you spew your shit about Conservative media when in fact leftist control 90% of the media and for the most Conservative media sources, for the most part, you have to pay for them whereas leftist media is paid for by the capitalist economic system.
Now, ain't it a bitch for such a small share of the media that conservative media can bring so much hell in the leftist mind? lol

Probably because 75% of GOP voters are totally misinformed and brainwashed by the propaganda machine. Pathetic

Your head is like a lead weight only good use is for fishing.

There you go again. It's just the most important story in politics in the United States in the last hundred years.

When the democrats become honest I'll listen other than that anything coming from the house is a total lie

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Dimms are giving Trump all the help he needs by nominating a communist

It's the best when you idiots start calling people communist when it's obviously not true. socialism is simply faire capitalism with a good safety net and always democratic. "We are all socialists now!"--president of Finland when ObamaCare passed. Socialism outside the bubble of stupid propaganda is Europe Canada New Zealand Australia Japan. None of your nightmares super duper.

so why are we the only modern country without a living wage health Care daycare paid parental leave cheap college and training great infrastructure and vacations? And mainly taxing the rich their fair share? Brainwashed functional Idiots like you and scumbags like Rupert Murdoch.

leave go live in those communist countries

 

[francoHFW]

Dimms are giving Trump all the help he needs by nominating a communist

It's the best when you idiots start calling people communist when it's obviously not true. socialism is simply faire capitalism with a good safety net and always democratic. "We are all socialists now!"--president of Finland when ObamaCare passed. Socialism outside the bubble of stupid propaganda is Europe Canada New Zealand Australia Japan. None of your nightmares super duper.

so why are we the only modern country without a living wage health Care daycare paid parental leave cheap college and training great infrastructure and vacations? And mainly taxing the rich their fair share? Brainwashed functional Idiots like you and scumbags like Rupert Murdoch.

leave go live in those communist countries

Like Sanders and every socialist outside your bubble of right-wing idiocy, I'm talking about countries like Canada New Zealand and Australia with health Care day Care living wage cheap college and training great infrastructure and vacations and mainly tax the rich.communism is where there is a dictatorship that owns all business and industry. Wake up and snap out of nobody is communist anymore except if they have a gun to their head and China North Korea or Cuba. And we're not going anywhere a****** LOL Jesus you people are f***** up. Hate your fellow citizens believe the most amazing drivel...

 

[bigrebnc1775]

Dimms are giving Trump all the help he needs by nominating a communist

It's the best when you idiots start calling people communist when it's obviously not true. socialism is simply faire capitalism with a good safety net and always democratic. "We are all socialists now!"--president of Finland when ObamaCare passed. Socialism outside the bubble of stupid propaganda is Europe Canada New Zealand Australia Japan. None of your nightmares super duper.

so why are we the only modern country without a living wage health Care daycare paid parental leave cheap college and training great infrastructure and vacations? And mainly taxing the rich their fair share? Brainwashed functional Idiots like you and scumbags like Rupert Murdoch.

leave go live in those communist countries

Like Sanders and every socialist outside your bubble of right-wing idiocy, I'm talking about countries like Canada New Zealand and Australia with health Care day Care living wage cheap college and training great infrastructure and vacations and mainly tax the rich.communism is where there is a dictatorship that owns all business and industry. Wake up and snap out of nobody is communist anymore except if they have a gun to their head and China North Korea or Cuba. And we're not going anywhere a****** LOL Jesus you people are f***** up. Hate your fellow citizens believe the most amazing drivel...

those countries have one thing in common they can't defend themselves because they don't have the funds for a strong military. Why are Rich Canadians coming to America to get healthcare if things are so good there?
American Health Care Treats Canadians Who Cannot Wait

 

[beautress]

How long is it going to take the reelected Trump administration to finish draining the "intelligence" swamp? It can't come soon enough while CIA types are leaking classified stuff to CNN. Anybody with half a brain and isn't afflicted with TDS can understand that the intent of the Russians and other enemies of the U.S. is to disrupt the upcoming election. They have done it since Stalin was FDR's BFF.

President Trump has to work within the parameters of the law, and it seems everyone is angry and bitter at the situation of a corrupt leadership in the nation, and an attorney general who is burned out for reasons not known to me. You can't drain the swamp when the AG is telling him his tweeting is making the AG feel bad.

 

[OKTexas]

“Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you’re able to find the 30,000 emails that are missing,” Trump said in July 2016 referring to emails Mrs. Clinton had deleted from the private account she had used when she was secretary of state. “I think you will probably be rewarded mightily by our press.”

July 16, 2018, in Helsinki, Trump, in a stunning rebuke of the US intelligence community, declined to endorse the US government's assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election, saying he doesn't "see any reason why" Russia would be responsible. Instead, Trump -- standing alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin -- touted Putin's vigorous denial.

"I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in his denial today," Trump said during a joint news conference

Trump is in the process of weakening NATO, an alliance formed as a bulwark to Russian aggression. The allied leaders of Britain, France, and Germany no longer trust him. Trump camp finds no appeasement at Munich - POLITICO

Trump's Iranian policy has caused Iran to resume her nuclear research, and America's menacing enemy is closer to a nuke than ever.

The U.S. has been tossed out of Middle East talks because of Trump's pro-active pro-Israeli policy, replaced by Russia. The Arab republicans and our European allies cannot trust the U.S. as long as Trump is President. As U.S. Exits Syria, Mideast Faces a Post-American Era - The New York Times

Following Trump's Senate impeachment trial, the U.S. government is in chaos. Trump is pardoning felons while firing a White House staffer nearly every other day. Employment status in the Trump government is a daily challenge.

If you are Vladimir Putin, what is not to like?

The Times reports, "Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

"The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, Mr. Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump cited the presence in the briefing of Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who led the impeachment proceedings against him, as a particular irritant."

Apparently, Trump wanted to keep secret from the American people and its representatives the fact that Putin wants to help him get elected just as Putin did in 2016.

Some intelligence officials wanted the briefer to soften the message. However, "that intelligence official, Shelby Pierson, an aide to Mr. Maguire who has a reputation of delivering intelligence in somewhat blunt terms. The president announced on Wednesday that he was replacing Mr. Maguire with Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and long an aggressively vocal Trump supporter," according to the Times.

Which, of course, is true to form. Replace an experienced professional with a political hack, a sycophant who thinks like Trump and will always do as he is told. This, of course, weakens the American government a little bit more.

That is another thing Putin likes about Trump.

This source helped in the making of this report: Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support - The New York Times

So tell the class who in the intel committee leaked the contents of a classified briefing, someone needs to go to jail. BTW, Trump was pissed because he was not given a similar briefing, heads needed to roll.

.

 

[Zorro!]

After a congressional briefing on election threats, Trump soured on acting spy chief
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nati...d2b4ec-53f1-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html

President Trump erupted at his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, in the Oval Office last week over what he perceived as disloyalty by Maguire’s staff, which ruined Maguire’s chances of becoming the permanent intelligence chief, according to people familiar with the matter.

Trump announced on Wednesday that he was replacing Maguire with a vocal loyalist, Richard Grenell, who is the U.S. ambassador to Germany.

Maguire had been considered a leading candidate to be nominated for the post of DNI, White House aides had said. But Trump’s opinion shifted last week when he heard from a GOP ally that the intelligence official in charge of election security, who works for Maguire, gave a classified briefing last Thursday to the House Intelligence Committee on 2020 election security.

Lol guys you are embarrassing America lol

WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

"five people familiar with the matter said"

All the lies fed us over the last three years by unnamed sources dishing crap and you still can't wait to wolf down the next load?


And Here it is… Senior US Intel Briefer “Overstated” Assessment of 2020 Russian Interference

Less than 24 hours later the hoax fell apart.

Catherine Herridge reported on Friday that after pressed for evidence to back up claims Russia was backing Trump in 2020, NOTHING was offered to the DNI.

CATHERINE HERRIDGE: Source familiar w/house briefing @CBSNews says briefers pressed for evidence to back up claims Russia “trying to help POTUS in 2020.” Asked if there was signals intelligence – such as phone intercepts or “SIGINT” – to back up claims, source said briefers had none to offer #DNI

They made it up, leaked it, and the Fake News and their parrots ran with it.

The Intel official, Shelby Pierson “overstated” the IC’s formal assessment of Russian interference in the 2020 election, according to CNN.

He lied:

The US intelligence community’s top election security official appears to have lied overstated the intelligence community’s formal assessment of Russian interference in the 2020 election, omitting important nuance during a briefing with lawmakers earlier this month, three national security officials told CNN.​

The official, Shelby Pierson, told lawmakers on the House Intelligence Committee that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election with the goal of helping President Donald Trump get reelected.​

The US intelligence community has assessed that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election and has separately assessed that Russia views Trump as a leader they can work with. But the US does not have evidence that Russia’s interference is aimed at reelecting Trump, the officials said.​

“The intelligence doesn’t say that,” one senior national security official told CNN. “A more reasonable interpretation of the intelligence is not that they have a preference, it’s a step short of that. It’s more that they understand the President is someone they can work with, he’s a dealmaker.”​

One intel official said Pierson’s characterization was a lie “misleading” and a national security official said Pierson failed to provide the “nuance” needed to accurately convey the US intelligence conclusions, reported CNN.

Pierson is a senior official in the ODNI who was ‘providing her view of the intelligence.’

Pierson’s inaccurate information was then leaked to the New York Times which caused a firestorm — and Democrats wonder why Trump doesn’t trust the intel community!

Thankfully President Trump just appointed Richard Grenell as Acting DNI to “clean house.”

One of Devin Nunes’ senior advisors, Kash Patel, the author of the Highly Accurate 2-page FISA memo, was chosen as Grenell’s senior advisor to do a top-to-bottom review of the Office of the Director National Intelligence.

 

[jc456]

Putin has beaten Trump like a drum - made him disavow his own intel and law enforcement agencies - on the global stage. Why wouldn't Putin want more of that?

Interesting how you say Putin has beaten the democrats like a drum
The President has beaten the democrats worse than a drum. So you're actually saying Putin has beaten the democrats like a drum

Uninteresting how you lie like a rug. Have you ever seen a man look as much like a whipped puppy as Trump did when he came out of that backroom with Putin? Hell, I don't like Trump, but I felt sorry for him. And for every American who was represented by him on that day.

Trump has beaten the democrats every which way they turn and if putin has beaten Trump he has also beaten the democrats dumb ass just because you are a lying sack of dog shit doesn't mean other are.

You can see this picture and not feel sorry for Trump? Man, that's heartless.

I saw your post and felt sorry for you!

 

[jc456]

Putin has beaten Trump like a drum - made him disavow his own intel and law enforcement agencies - on the global stage. Why wouldn't Putin want more of that?

Interesting how you say Putin has beaten the democrats like a drum
The President has beaten the democrats worse than a drum. So you're actually saying Putin has beaten the democrats like a drum

Uninteresting how you lie like a rug. Have you ever seen a man look as much like a whipped puppy as Trump did when he came out of that backroom with Putin? Hell, I don't like Trump, but I felt sorry for him. And for every American who was represented by him on that day.

Trump has beaten the democrats every which way they turn and if putin has beaten Trump he has also beaten the democrats dumb ass just because you are a lying sack of dog shit doesn't mean other are.

only in GOP propaganda world. Everywhere else everyone is laughing up their sleeves at him. He has done nothing except he did manage to not ruin Obama's recovery. Only cost two trillion dollars in debt.... He is crazy 2 build a tower in Moscow and not allow his adventures in Moscow to be revealed. Know the dossier has not been discredited nor collusion or obstruction. Just not bad enough to be removed. They are great at not writing anything down and lying....

can't represent the deranged any better than your post right here. LOL.

I was curious how much effort that requires. are you like exhausted after you come down?

 

[j-mac]

Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support
A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.
Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support

WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, Mr. Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump cited the presence in the briefing of Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who led the impeachment proceedings against him, as a particular irritant.

During the briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, Mr. Trump’s allies challenged the conclusions, arguing that he has been tough on Russia and strengthened European security. Some intelligence officials viewed the briefing as a tactical error, saying that had the official who delivered the conclusion spoken less pointedly or left it out, they would have avoided angering the Republicans.

That intelligence official, Shelby Pierson, is an aide to Mr. Maguire who has a reputation of delivering intelligence in somewhat blunt terms. The president announced on Wednesday that he was replacing Mr. Maguire with Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and long an aggressively vocal Trump supporter.
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This infuriated the Orange one because he hates to be reminded how the Russians helped him get elected.
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Trump Soured On Maguire After Staff Told Congress Russia Is Interfering On His Behalf
Trump Soured On Maguire After Staff Told Congress Russia Is Interfering On His Behalf

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire was still considered a frontrunner to take the post in a permanent capacity until last week — when President Donald Trump found out that Maguire’s staff had briefed House lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf.



According to reporting from the New York Times and Washington Post, Trump was furious in particular that Maguire aide Shelby Pierson conveyed the information to Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Trump reportedly fretted that the Democrats would use it against him.

Members of both parties on the committee were in attendance at the briefing a week ago, and Trump’s allies argued with the conclusions Pierson presented, insisting that Trump has gotten tougher on Russia.

The President dressed down Maguire after the briefing, which reportedly led to his shift in favor to name U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, the acting DNI. Grenell is an avid Trump supporter who has downplayed the threat Russia poses to U.S. elections.
...................................................................................................
So, let's see. The Don is purging everyone who testified honestly about his attempt to extort Ukraine. Now he's removing all the people warning the country about Russia's efforts to help him in 2020.

Wow! talk about living in the liberal echo chamber....NYTimes, WaPo, and TPM....Couldn't you find anything from Democracy Now? I'm sure that Amy Goodman has a few nut job conspiracy theories she could add....

This is pure narrative bull shit...Maguire's time as acting, was coming to an end, and the administration is trying to find a place for him within the administration....

 

[jc456]

Markle thinks what I posted was funny. Well, it's not. Grenell is so far from being qualified and never in hell could a such a partisan ever be confirmed by the Senate.

"Federal law mandates that the DNI be “exceptionally well qualified” and for good reason. The DNI is not only the president’s chief intelligence advisor, he (or she) is also responsible for a vast intelligence enterprise that supports a wide range of missions and policymaker needs."

50 U.S. Code § 3023 - Director of National Intelligence

Trump’s DNI Pick Would Brief Dem Nominee Ahead of 2020

Trump just wants some one who'll give him the half of a story ,,the half he agrees with . No concern that Russians have in the past and now are meddling in our elections?

You people are such saps. Don't you see why the Democrats passed this lie on to you? It's because they already know Trump will beat whoever they put up. Can you tell me why Russia would want Trump to win over an admitted Socialist who spent his honeymoon in the USSR???

Because the more hate the more chaos they create in America the better Putin likes it....Trump is a prime cause for the spread of hate in America ,,,You elected a low life POS and you got what you deserved

Going to be a sucky four years for you.
Stop cooperating with Putin stop being part of the hate.

Jo

Putin and Trump are buddies Trump wants to be just like Putin and he's succeeding

so have you said what Putin did and what he's currently doing? please, share with the team.

 

[jc456]

Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support
A classified briefing to lawmakers angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure.
Russia Backs Trump’s Re-election, and He Fears Democrats Will Exploit Its Support

WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign to try to get President Trump re-elected, five people familiar with the matter said, a disclosure to Congress that angered Mr. Trump, who complained that Democrats would use it against him.

The day after the Feb. 13 briefing to lawmakers, Mr. Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing acting director of national intelligence, for allowing it to take place, people familiar with the exchange said. Mr. Trump cited the presence in the briefing of Representative Adam B. Schiff, the California Democrat who led the impeachment proceedings against him, as a particular irritant.

During the briefing to the House Intelligence Committee, Mr. Trump’s allies challenged the conclusions, arguing that he has been tough on Russia and strengthened European security. Some intelligence officials viewed the briefing as a tactical error, saying that had the official who delivered the conclusion spoken less pointedly or left it out, they would have avoided angering the Republicans.

That intelligence official, Shelby Pierson, is an aide to Mr. Maguire who has a reputation of delivering intelligence in somewhat blunt terms. The president announced on Wednesday that he was replacing Mr. Maguire with Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and long an aggressively vocal Trump supporter.
..........................................................................................................
This infuriated the Orange one because he hates to be reminded how the Russians helped him get elected.
.........................................................................................................

Trump Soured On Maguire After Staff Told Congress Russia Is Interfering On His Behalf
Trump Soured On Maguire After Staff Told Congress Russia Is Interfering On His Behalf

Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire was still considered a frontrunner to take the post in a permanent capacity until last week — when President Donald Trump found out that Maguire’s staff had briefed House lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election on Trump’s behalf.



According to reporting from the New York Times and Washington Post, Trump was furious in particular that Maguire aide Shelby Pierson conveyed the information to Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee. Trump reportedly fretted that the Democrats would use it against him.

Members of both parties on the committee were in attendance at the briefing a week ago, and Trump’s allies argued with the conclusions Pierson presented, insisting that Trump has gotten tougher on Russia.

The President dressed down Maguire after the briefing, which reportedly led to his shift in favor to name U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, the acting DNI. Grenell is an avid Trump supporter who has downplayed the threat Russia poses to U.S. elections.
...................................................................................................
So, let's see. The Don is purging everyone who testified honestly about his attempt to extort Ukraine. Now he's removing all the people warning the country about Russia's efforts to help him in 2020.

Wow! talk about living in the liberal echo chamber....NYTimes, WaPo, and TPM....Couldn't you find anything from Democracy Now? I'm sure that Amy Goodman has a few nut job conspiracy theories she could add....

This is pure narrative bull shit...Maguire's time as acting, was coming to an end, and the administration is trying to find a place for him within the administration....

I want to know why obammy didn't stop putin. And I'd like to know what he actually did.

 

[The Original Tree]

CNN Says they were duped, but honestly, they knew they were lying,