Senate Republicans defend Trump's response on Russian bounties

[mystery-ak]

Senate Republicans defend Trump's response on Russian bounties
By Alexander Bolton - 07/01/20 06:00 AM EDT

Senate Republicans are defending President Trump’s handling of intelligence claiming that Russia’s military intelligence units offered bounties to Taliban militants to kill U.S. troops, arguing the evidence of bounties has not received sufficient verification.

Trump has come under sharp criticism since Saturday for not issuing a forceful response to the allegations or vowing to get to the bottom of the claims. Instead, the president has waved off media reports as “fake news” and suggested the story is meant to make Republicans “look bad.”

Trump claimed in a tweet Sunday night, “Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible, and therefore did not report it to me or @VP. Possibly another fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News @nytimesbooks.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/505348-senate-republicans-defend-trumps-response-on-russian-bounties

[libertybele]

Good.  They should ALL continue to defend Trump.  Election day is just around the corner (hopefully).

[aligncare]

It’s been phony from the start. How do I know this? Because no one said a thing about Russian money changing hands to the Taliban militants to kill American soldiers when it was happening during Obama’s administration and Obama was was briefed about it—assuming he bothered to read the brief.

Remember the two and a half years of Russia collusion? Don’t be that guy who believed the lies.

[Cyber Liberty]

This action is a tad late.  After a few RINO Senators have already offered the candy to the press of trashing the CiC, "it's a-too laten, baby, it's a-too laten now." (Blatant Carole King stolen line)

[PeteS in CA]

So ........ if I claim to the CIA or FBI that Schifftyroo has offered a bounty to anyone who assassinates Trump, that lunacy should be reported to Trump?