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Jared Kushner and Russia’s ambassador to Washington discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic facilities in an apparent move to shield their pre-inauguration discussions from monitoring, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports.
Ambassador Sergey Kislyak reported to his superiors in Moscow that Kushner, son-in-law and confidant to then-President-elect Trump, made the proposal during a meeting on Dec. 1 or 2 at Trump Tower, according to intercepts of Russian communications that were reviewed by U.S. officials. Kislyak said Kushner suggested using Russian diplomatic facilities in the United States for the communications.
originally posted by: JinMI
a reply to: xuenchen
This equates to one of two things.
1) False or misleading stories from WaPo
2) A deep leak from inside the IC to the press in attempt to take down the Trump administration.
Also, more proof of surveillance on the Trump tower but I'm sure we're done discussing that......
originally posted by: seagull
a reply to: xuenchen
I guess the direct line to Putin isn't enough?
originally posted by: PepeTalk
Can we still execute for treason? Let's lay it all on the table, everything gets declassified. If you have any actual evidence you guys can execute Trump and his people. If there's nothing there we get to string these people up in the town square. Then we can get back to actually running a country the next day
originally posted by: marg6043
I find interesting that WP and his sources knows all this, meaning that US have a nice bug on anything Russian, including the Kremlin and that WP have direct and exclusive news of whatever the FBI is doing.
Anybody find this weird?
"Kislyak has a good reputation in terms of the accuracy of his reporting, according to the officials that I've talked to," Entous, one of three reporters who wrote the article, told CNN's Pamela Brown on Friday. "That being said, ... adversaries to the United States routinely put false information into their communications. Sometimes they do so in order to see if the Americans are in that channel."
originally posted by: UKTruth
originally posted by: PepeTalk
Can we still execute for treason? Let's lay it all on the table, everything gets declassified. If you have any actual evidence you guys can execute Trump and his people. If there's nothing there we get to string these people up in the town square. Then we can get back to actually running a country the next day
Trump has the power to declassify EVERYTHING. Now wouldn't that be amusing - if he exposed all Washingtons dirty little secrets and only kept secret the intel that was dangerous to lives abroad.
originally posted by: xuenchen
originally posted by: Mike.Ockizard
a reply to: xuenchen
I hear Comey has memos about this too.
originally posted by: UKTruth
How many people exactly had access to this alleged recording I wonder?
It's another leak and I am at a loss as to why it is so hard to find the leaker... surely access is controlled and if it's being spread around widely, why hasn't Trump rescinded Obama's EO that allows wider sharing?
All very confusing.
originally posted by: Mike.Ockizard
a reply to: xuenchen
I hear Comey has memos about this too.