American spies gathering Russia info fear Trump will burn them
And, judging from what the CIA’s former chief of Russian intel says, they have good reason:
Steve Hall, the former CIA head of Russia operations, revealed that the agency was having discussions about whether President Donald Trump would endanger the lives of sources who collect information that damages Russian President Vladimir Putin.
NPR national security correspondent Mary Louise Kelly reported on Monday that falsehoods told by Trump during a recent visit to the CIA may have done more harm than good when it came to repairing relations with the agency.
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An ongoing investigation into Russia’s interference in the U.S. election on behalf of Trump made his speech to the CIA “awkward,” Kelly said, because officials were worried that the new president may burn intelligence sources who embarrass Putin.
“Here is the question that another CIA veteran put to me after watching Trump’s speech this weekend,” the NPR correspondent stated. “This is Steve Hall. He was CIA chief of Russia operations. And he asked, what happens when the CIA collects a stellar piece of intelligence that maybe puts Vladimir Putin in a bad light?”
“Steve Hall said, what happens when the CIA briefs Trump, and he wants to know the source? And Hall’s quote directly to me was, how can you say, no, we don’t trust you with the sourcing of that information?” she continued. “That is a live question today at Langley.”
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David Hirsch, a.k.a. Dave "Doctor" Gonzo*, is a renegade record producer, video producer, writer, reformed corporate shill, and still-registered lobbyist for non-one-percenter performing artists and musicians. He lives in a heavily fortified compound in one of Manhattan's less trendy neighborhoods.
* Hirsch is the third person to use the pseudonym, a not-so-veiled tribute to journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson, with the permission of his predecessors Gene Gaudette of American Politics Journal (currently webmaster and chief bottlewasher at Liberaland) and Stephen Meese at Smashmouth Politics.
11 responses to American spies gathering Russia info fear Trump will burn them
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granpa.usthai January 24th, 2017 at 13:59
IDIOTS believe the urine colored leader of trumpland.
I would say join friends with friends of friends of Bond James Bond and start getting the videos released. Let the public deal with it however them deem fit.
Budda January 24th, 2017 at 14:13
What? These folks have never heard of “Deep Throat”?
Jack E Raynbeau January 24th, 2017 at 14:28
“Do you mind if I smoke while you eat?”
William January 24th, 2017 at 15:11
They’ve done it before.https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/1f971ed1d01ed3e1ec0d32b7ad0c9cd91bd56bf6965f754080236910e15995cd.jpg
Jungle_Bhoy January 24th, 2017 at 17:35
And we will never find out just how many agents who were associates of Valerie Plame were compromised, captured, tortured, imprisoned or executed because of Cheney’s blatant hostility to any opposition to his rule.
dewired4u January 24th, 2017 at 15:13
ask Valarie Plame if cons have their backs…….
mea_mark January 24th, 2017 at 15:39
If the intelligence community thinks tRump will betray operatives in foreign lands for his own political gain, anything becomes possible. People have always made sacrifices and always will, if it takes a sacrifice to remove a president that is out of control and betraying his nation, I see that as a distinct possibility.
jybarz January 24th, 2017 at 18:58
Maggot Trump owes Putin a lot, so what do you expect him doing? He’s now a top Russian spy.
Where are the assassins when you need one so very badly?
whatthe46 January 24th, 2017 at 19:14
it’s extremely terrifying that our own government has to hide documents for the safety of our homeland from tRump.
robert January 24th, 2017 at 23:46
Zip the body bag if you have enough evidence !
Gina Bousquet January 25th, 2017 at 07:11
The kind of fear agents have when ruled by a third world dictator