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Donald Trump and Kellyanne Conway lied about Russia briefing
Donald Trump, Kellyanne Conway and the rest of his team spent much of yesterday trying to convince everyone that Trump had received a briefing from U.S intelligence officials about Russia possessing compromising financial and personal information about him. was informed about the existence of the unverified allegations against him about Russian ties after last Friday’s Intel briefing at Trump Tower on alleged Russian hacking, U.S. officials told NBC News.
Well surprise, surprise, turns out that Donald Trump and Kellyanne Conway lied about the Russia briefing. Trump was in fact informed of the existence of these unverified allegations against him about Russian ties last Friday after his intelligence briefing. He was informed by the Director of the FBI James Comey.
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NBC News is reporting, “A senior U.S. official said that it was FBI Director James Comey himself who pulled Trump aside after the briefing and spoke with him one-on-one about the so-called ‘dossier,’ 35 pages of memos prepared by a former British spy for an anti-Trump client prior to last year’s election.”
The NBC News piece goes on to say, “Comey was among the U.S. officials who traveled to New York for the president-elect’s briefing.
A summary of the 35 pages was prepared as background material for the intelligence briefing, but not discussed during the meeting, according to a senior official with knowledge of preparations for the briefing. During Trump’s press conference Wednesday morning, the president-elect said he was made aware of the information ‘outside that meeting.'”
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