Israel Said to Be Source of Secret Intelligence Trump Disclosed to Russians

[Right_in_Virginia]

Israel Said to Be Source of Secret Intelligence Trump Disclosed to Russians
New York Slimes, May 16, 2017, ADAM GOLDMAN, MATTHEW ROSENBERG and MATT APUZZO

The classified intelligence that President Trump disclosed in a meeting last week with Russian officials at the White House was provided by Israel, according to a current and a former American official familiar with how the United States obtained the information. The revelation adds a potential diplomatic complication to the episode.


More: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/16/world/middleeast/israel-trump-classified-intelligence-russia.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=1

[Right_in_Virginia]

... according to a current and a former American official familiar with how the United States obtained the information.

And, this my friends, is all we need to know about this fabrication.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I sure would like to know who the hell the "former American official" is.

[Sanguine]

And, this my friends, is all we need to know about this fabrication.

No, unfortunately it's just not that easy.

[beandog]

There sure seems to be a lot of blabbermouths in Intel.  You can always find some "current" or "former" official willing to talk to somebody about what an expert they are.  I wonder how much the media pays these guys to be on speed dial.

[Right_in_Virginia]

No, unfortunately it's just not that easy.

Yes, yes it is.  And it's ugly.  We've not lived through a coup before.

[mystery-ak]

excerpt:

In a statement to the Times, Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer said Israel “has full confidence in our intelligence-sharing relationship with the United States and looks forward to deepening that relationship in the years ahead under President Trump.”
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/333649-israel-provided-intelligence-trump-shared-with-russia-report



They don't sound upset to me...

[RetBobbyMI]

More media fake news from those "anonymous former officials". When will people stop listening to their crap?

[Silver Pines]

Can someone explain to Trump and McMaster where the Western Wall is located?

[Sanguine]

Yes, yes it is.  And it's ugly.  We've not lived through a coup before.

You don't see the last 8 years as a full-on subversion of our nation, laws and Constitution?  We have live through a coup, and, so far, we have survived. 

[anubias]

You don't see the last 8 years as a full-on subversion of our nation, laws and Constitution?  We have live through a coup, and, so far, we have survived.

So let's have another so that we can hand the government back to the Democrats in 2018 and then 2020 for another eight?  Great strategy there.

[Sanguine]

So let's have another so that we can hand the government back to the Democrats in 2018 and then 2020 for another eight?  Great strategy there.

Why are you suggesting that strategy?  Not sure what you're getting at.