Monday, May 08, 2017

The Obama Administration was so worried about the incoming Trump Administration that they withheld information about sanctions for fear they would tip off the Russians.

Courtesy of the AP:  

In late November, a member of Donald Trump’s transition team approached national security officials in the Obama White House with a curious request: Could the incoming team get a copy of the classified CIA profile on Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the United States? 

Marshall Billingslea, a former Pentagon and NATO official, wanted the information for his boss, Michael Flynn, who had been tapped by Trump to serve as White House national security adviser. Billingslea knew Flynn would be speaking to Kislyak, according to two former Obama administration officials, and seemed concerned Flynn did not fully understand he was dealing with a man rumored to have ties to Russian intelligence agencies. 

To the Obama White House, Billingslea’s concerns were startling: a member of Trump’s own team suggesting the incoming Trump administration might be in over its head in dealing with an adversary. 

In the following weeks, the Obama White House would grow deeply distrustful of Trump’s dealing with the Kremlin and anxious about his team’s ties. The concern — compounded by surge of new intelligence, including evidence of multiple calls, texts and at least one in-person meeting between Flynn and Kislyak — would eventually grow so great Obama advisers delayed telling Trump’s team about plans to punish Russia for its election meddling. Obama officials worried the incoming administration might tip off Moscow, according to one Obama adviser.

Can you imagine having to hand over the keys of power to a group of people who you fear might be working with a foreign government to undermine your country?

And from just about everything that we have learned since those fears were not unfounded.

Which is why President Obama warned Trump not to choose Flynn as his National Security Adviser:

Former President Obama warned President Donald Trump against hiring Mike Flynn as his national security adviser, three former Obama administration officials tell NBC News. 

The warning, which has not been previously reported, came less than 48 hours after the November election when the two sat down for a 90-minute conversation in the Oval Office. 

A senior Trump administration official acknowledged Monday that Obama raised the issue of Flynn, saying the former president made clear he was "not a fan of Michael Flynn." Another official said Obama's remark seemed like it was made in jest.

Yes, because the former President was known to make jokes about national security.

It seems to me that Trump had plenty of information to keep him from allowing Flynn to gain access to confidential information, and he did nothing to stop it.

So the question to ask is why was Trump not bothered by the possibility that Flynn had been compromised?

I kind of think we already know the answer.

32 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:27 AM

    https://www.amazon.com/Plot-Hack-America-Cyberspies-WikiLeaks/product-reviews/1510723323

    NOTE:"Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (October 10, 2016)"

    "March 3, 2017: This timeline has been updated to provide additional details and include recent developments."

    https://www.americanprogressaction.org/issues/security/news/2017/02/10/166032/trump-and-russia-a-timeline/

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    1. Anonymous9:14 AM

      djt tweet "Donald Trump, October 10, 2016:
      "This just came out. WikiLeaks! I love WikiLeaks!""

      http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/08/laura-poitras-does-not-want-to-talk-about-wikileaks-and-russia

      " I’m horrified by the current political state, how the internet’s being used, how things are being gamed, and how governments are collecting information. This is horrible and not a reality that I’m thrilled about. I think it’s really scary."

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  2. Anonymous8:27 AM

    I think the reason Trump went against President Obama's wishes is due to his insecurities, lack of knowledge and the fact he is threatened by our past great POTUS! Plus, underneath it all, Trump is a racist pig and thinks no black person is superior to him in any way.

    President Obama is truly 'far and above' Trump in EVERY way! It's being proven each day as we move backwards with the fat ass in the White House, Trump Towers, the mansion in Florida or the property he went to this past weekend in the upper eastern portion of the US. All he and his family have done is run up the costs that taxpayers are providing them. I especially object to that! He is NOT representing me as potus! And, his idiotic kids should not have high jobs in our government due to their lack of knowledge and experience - just like their inept father!

    RESIST and IMPEACH Trump! Those are the ONLY actions allowable to Americans! Those that voted for him are truly as deplorable as is he!

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    1. Anonymous9:39 AM

      Another reason is that tRump is not too intelligent. Most truly involved subjects go right over his orange skull. His "kids" are not much more intelligent, either. Watch any one of them being interviewed, they are not the sharpest knives in the drawer. Even after extensive plastic surgery "beautiful Ivanka" (yeah, right) still has the tRump look which is not a good thing.

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    2. Anonymous10:54 AM

      There are websites where you can view Ivanka's "transformation.There is one site (can't remember which go to google) that shows year by year the changes in her face. She has had two maybe three nose jobs, cheek in- plants,a new chin and a boob job.I wondered how she escaped what AB on SNL said fatass "being the cause of the lower half of your children's face".Eric is Hideouus. He looks like a werewolf. I know i shouldn't be so critical but this isn't the tRump administration.This is the tRump FAMILY administration thus making them fair game.

      It was found that Jarod's sister was selling Visa's to the Chinese for $500,000 this weekend.

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    3. Anonymous4:07 AM

      Ivanka's face looks as wooden as the third wife's. What is wrong with these women that they cannot live with the perfectly adequate faces they were born with? I suspect that the plastic surgery also affects their brains because, the more they become frozen looking on the outside, the more they seem to be cold and rigid in their outlook on life. Not much empathy for the condition of the rest of the world in either of these women.
      Beaglemom

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  3. Anonymous8:31 AM

    What was that whoosing sound ?

    It was 300 million Americans breathing a sigh of relief over the French election.

    OK,OK so what if it was only 300 Americans ?

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    1. Anonymous8:49 AM

      I'm one of those 3000 million! The majority are NOT w/Trump - just as the majority did NOT elect him!

      Long live France and their new leader! Their population was smart and went totally against those like Trump!

      Outstanding election results!

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    2. Anonymous9:27 AM

      Vive La France!

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    3. Anonymous4:03 AM

      Our household celebrated the French election too. We have many friends in France and have enjoyed our visits there over the past 50+ years. The French election system, goofy as it may seem, works well.
      Beaglemom

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  4. Anonymous8:34 AM

    And of course Trump has been touting how the Obama admin. had thoroughly vetted Flynn so it was their fault he appointed Flynn as National Security Advisor. The hypocrisy runs deep in this one.

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  5. Anonymous8:34 AM

    Obama is a real patriot for doing that. Much better than the fake MOH Dumkota Meyer.

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    1. Anonymous8:53 AM

      Don't know how you could begin to compare Meyer to President Obama! It's difficult enough comparing Trump to our outstanding past POTUS!

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    2. Anonymous10:11 AM

      Obviously mr Dakota is a traitor and joined the very distasteful palin family of cons and liars. I do not have respect for fake moh recipient. President Obama awarded this honor to a mistaken honorable soldier that has now committed treason with the enemy of this nation.

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  6. Anonymous8:46 AM

    And Chris Kyle too.

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    1. Anonymous10:12 AM

      both are traitors.

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  7. Anonymous8:47 AM



    June 14, 1946: An orange shitgibbon is born and the expiration date of a civilized society starts it's countdown to destruction.

    Tic, toc, tic, toc....

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  8. Anonymous9:20 AM

    Alt-Right frog faced tiny dick & digits drumpf> PIC THAT^
    http://www.boredpanda.com/funny-donald-trump-frog/

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  9. Anonymous9:26 AM

    "doesn’t sweat the details and is always intent on flattering the one he’s with. Because buttering him up works—Trump’s said he likes people who like him"

    http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2017/05/08/hey-i-m-president-donald-trump-s-all-madness-no-method-administration

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    1. Anonymous10:13 AM

      anyone with half a brain does not like him.

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    2. Anonymous11:20 AM

      http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/every-word-is-a-lie-paul-krugman-says-trumpcare-is-designed-to-do-exactly-opposite-what-gop-promises/

      @10:13 $WAMP MON$TER$ with less then 1/2 a brain LOVE him BIGly.

      #1"I'm speaking to myself-I have a VERY good brain"<drumpf

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2lBz0532wU

      it goes on and on after that.....

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    3. Anonymous11:28 AM

      http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/is-political-hubris-an-illness

      In BRAIN“Hubris Syndrome:
      An Acquired Personality Disorder?”

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  10. Perhaps I've missed something, what does the cyber vigilante organization Anonymous have to say about all this?

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    1. Anonymous10:17 AM

      Poor Julian Assauge as a child was part of child trafficking organization in aussie it has been reported. He needs to speak up about that and turn in the woman that did it living in NY and friends with trump. SNOWDEN? is a weasel and now under putins control. He will be convicted soon.

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    2. Anonymous10:19 AM

      They have been way too quiet lately.

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  11. Anonymous10:34 AM

    OT?"‘Well, we don’t rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.’ I said, ‘Really?’ And he said, ‘Oh, yeah. We’ve got some guys that really, really love golf, and they’re really invested in our programs. We just go there all the time.’ Now that was three years ago, so it was pretty interesting.”the question that kept popping up in my head is: Are you as big an a–hole as you seem? Or do you just play one on TV? And this is what he did. He dropped my arm like it had caught fire spontaneously, stepped back at least a yard, made that kind of constipated furious pig face he makes, slapped my back, doubled over and popped up laughing like you can’t believe and declared, “Yeah, it’s fun, isn’t it?”

    We’re just giving you some context for Eric Trump’s angry denial of the Russia part of the story here, because even though Dodson says he liked Trump when he met him, he did call Eric’s daddy an a$$hole to his big {a$$hole FROG face}. SEE @9:20AM
    "“Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.” Then again, Don Jr. never called the old man an a$$hole."

    Read more at https://wonkette.com/616807/eric-trump-that-boy-just-aint-right#oBRsC8SqzyGyOUU2.99

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    1. Anonymous11:00 AM

      " He dropped my arm like it had caught fire spontaneously, stepped back at least a yard, made that kind of constipated furious pig face he makes, slapped my back, doubled over and popped up LAUGHing like you can’t believe and declared, “Yeah, it’s fun, isn’t it?” <THAT IS THE 1ST TIME I NOTED DRUMPF ACTUALLY 'LAUGHED' EVER! look it up?

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    2. Anonymous12:35 PM

      @11:00 Watch this regarding HRC.

      http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/05/politics/donald-trump-laugh/

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  12. Anonymous12:23 PM

    That ass does not deserve anything. He is an embarrassment and disaster. He must resign or face a very long impeachment hearing. He will be charged with crimes that will make Nixon crimes and impeachment hearing look like a saintly deed.

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  13. Anonymous12:24 PM

    Has sara's name came up yet?

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  14. Anonymous12:56 PM

    OT?

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4479240/Playpen-child-porn-king-Steven-Chase-gets-30-years-prison.html

    https://news.unclesamsmisguidedchildren.com/global-pedophile-ring-busted-nearly-900-arrests-200-children-rescued/

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  15. Anonymous3:59 AM

    I'm so glad it's been coming out that President Obama was protecting the country so well throughout all of this. He brought in the investigators early on. I don't think the GOP had any idea that President Obama was this smart. They've believed their own propaganda about him all these years. Thank you, President Obama.
    Beaglemom

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