Trump suggests FBI may have infiltrated his campaign

[rooster59]

Trump suggests FBI may have infiltrated his campaign

By John Walcott

 

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers remarks during the Prison Reform Summit at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday escalated his attacks on the Justice Department, suggesting that the FBI may have planted or recruited an informant in his 2016 presidential campaign.

 

Trump stopped short of accusing the FBI of spying on his campaign, instead citing unnamed reports that at least one FBI representative was "implanted" for political purposes into his campaign.

 

"If true - all time biggest political scandal!" Trump said in a tweet.

 

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, now one of Trump's personal attorneys, almost immediately undercut Trump's speculation about an informant. "I don't know for sure, nor does the president, if there really was one," he told CNN.

 

"For a long time we've been told there was some kind of infiltration," Giuliani said. "At one time, the president thought it was a wiretap."

 

Neither Trump nor Giuliani provided any evidence of government infiltration into Trump's presidential campaign.

 

With Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigating possible collusion between Trump's election campaign team and Russia, Trump and some of his allies have alleged that elements inside the Justice Department are seeking to undermine his administration.

 

Trump has denied any collusion with Russia and repeatedly called Mueller's investigation a "witch hunt." Russia has denied meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

 

Glenn Simpson, who heads a consulting firm in Washington and hired former British spy Christopher Steele to investigate Trump's dealings with Russia prior to the campaign, testified last August to the Senate Judiciary Committee that some of what he collected was "human source intelligence."

 

Simpson, however, did not tell the committee anything that could substantiate suggestions that U.S. authorities might have inserted an informant into the Trump campaign.

 

The FBI declined to comment on Friday.

 

CNN reported that U.S. officials said, "The confidential intelligence source was not planted inside the campaign to provide information to investigators."

 

The New York Times https://nyti.ms/2Isi6JX, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the FBI sent an informant to talk to two Trump campaign advisers, Carter Page and George Papadopoulos, after the agency received evidence that the two men had suspicious contacts linked to Russia during the campaign.

 

It said the informant was an American academic who teaches in Britain.

 

Papadopoulos pleaded guilty last fall to lying to FBI agents about his contacts with Russia.

 

The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment about The New York Times report. Page and Papadopoulos did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

 

Some Republicans are demanding classified documents related to the alleged informant. The Justice Department has refused to provide them.

 

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, Mark Warner, warned members of Congress against publicly outing FBI sources.

 

"It would be at best irresponsible, and at worst potentially illegal, for members of Congress to use their positions to learn the identity of an FBI source for the purpose of undermining the ongoing investigation into Russian interference in our election," Warner said in a statement.

 

FBI Director Christopher Wray, a Trump appointee, on Wednesday cited the need to protect people who cooperate with law enforcement or intelligence officials.Trump's allies also charge that Mueller has exceeded the bounds of his authority by investigating the financial dealings of former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort.

 

Mueller so far remains undeterred by attempts to discredit the investigation or distract attention from it, according to one source familiar with the probe.

 

His office has negotiated a plea agreement with Manafort's former son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai, that requires him to cooperate with other probes, Reuters reported on Thursday.

 

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-05-19

[Boon Mee]

From recent reports, there appears that two moles were in DJT's campaign 

[Jingthing]

Egads!

 

http://www.paywallnews.com/life/Opinion-|-Now-we-know-what-Trump-will-say-when-we-learn-what-he’s-hiding.r19HTypAG.html

 

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WASHINGTON POSTNow we know what Trump will say when we learn what he’s hiding

It has been said many times: For a man protesting his innocence, Trump sure does act guilty. And that, more than anything, creates the air of mystery shrouding this topic. But at least we now know what he’s likely to say if and when we learn what he is hiding.

Feds set me up.

 

 

[Becker]

59 minutes ago, Boon Mee said:

From recent reports, there appears that two moles were in DJT's campaign 

You do realize that it's the FBI's job to investigate shady characters?

[malibukid]

more paranoia from the Donald. anything to distract the investigation.  i was in the States last week and America is pathetic.  sold everything i had left.  $12,000  in storage fees.  but i saw the writing on the wall 10 years ago.  Americans are not proactive like the Europeans. and they deserve what they get in this monster.  good luck

 

[sirineou]

 And yet the FBI felt  inclined to announce one week before the election that they were re-investigating Hillary's emails.  

[55Jay]

Don's been watching Good Fellas again.... 

 

I don't normally give the government high marks on creative initiative, but the FBI and a few other alphabet soup agencies, can be rather resourceful.

[Zenwind]

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Trump has denied any collusion with Russia and repeatedly called Mueller's investigation a "witch hunt." Russia has denied meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

 

So, Trump and Russia both deny stuff.  Who believes either Trump or Russia, about anything, given their longtime histories of lying?  

[attrayant]

6 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

From recent reports, there appears that two moles were in DJT's campaign 

 

And now, would you believe, there seem to be as many as three- possibly four undercover operatives who were involved!

 

 

 

 

[bristolboy]

7 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

From recent reports, there appears that two moles were in DJT's campaign 

Reports from where? The fillings inside somebody's teeth?

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, attrayant said:

 

And now, would you believe, there seem to be as many as three- possibly four undercover operatives who were involved!

 

 

 

 

One of them has been identified by his initials only, DJT.

[Tug]

Donald if you didn’t do anything wrong then shut up you will be vindicated but I suspect you are a dirty little buffoon you act like some sleazy criminal trying to beat the system 

[farcanell]

7 hours ago, 55Jay said:

Don's been watching Good Fellas again.... 

 

Pity it wasn’t “madam secretary” or “designated survivor”.... maybe he would have learned something

[riclag]

My countries counter intel and intel agencies have been such  clean,respectful and professional career minded officials over the years.  Dem Senator Chuck Schumer said,There is six ways to Sunday that they can come after you..So the IG report is coming out with a damaging review of how the top officials in the FBI and DOJ performed for the last 3 years.

"Schumer's 'Six Ways To Sunday' Threat Against President Trump" 

http://allnewspipeline.com/Six_Ways_To_Sunday_Deep_State_Drops.php

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.  

[Somtamnication]

If they did infiltrate this campaign, good on them. What a swamp this is!

[FritsSikkink]

21 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

From recent reports, there appears that two moles were in DJT's campaign 

And rightfully so, as they were all sorts of criminal things going on, here is one:

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jr-and-other-aides-met-with-gulf-emissary-offering-help-to-win-election/ar-AAxwa4x?ocid=spartandhp

[EVENKEEL]

19 hours ago, malibukid said:

more paranoia from the Donald. anything to distract the investigation.  i was in the States last week and America is pathetic.  sold everything i had left.  $12,000  in storage fees.  but i saw the writing on the wall 10 years ago.  Americans are not proactive like the Europeans. and they deserve what they get in this monster.  good luck

 

bye-bye

[riclag]

8 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

And rightfully so, as they were all sorts of criminal things going on, here is one:

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-jr-and-other-aides-met-with-gulf-emissary-offering-help-to-win-election/ar-AAxwa4x?ocid=spartandhp

So its ok to have FBI moles working in a campaign opponents staff  

[attrayant]

8 minutes ago, riclag said:

So its ok to have FBI moles working in a campaign opponents staff  

 

The term "mole" implies illicit spying or other acts that are subversive to the group in which they're implanted.  That's not why the FBI had an agent or agents implanted.

 

Furthermore, you said "working in a campaign opponent's staff".  Who were the "campaign opponents" of the FBI?

[riclag]

4 minutes ago, attrayant said:

 

The term "mole" implies illicit spying or other acts that are subversive to the group in which they're implanted.  That's not why the FBI had an agent or agents implanted.

 

Furthermore, you said "working in a campaign opponent's staff".  Who were the "campaign opponents" of the FBI?

Don't know you will have to ask the poster I was commenting to.,they said it was rightful to have this because of criminal actsPost#17

[attrayant]

1 minute ago, riclag said:

Don't know you will have to ask the poster I was commenting to.,they said it was rightful to have this because of criminal acts

 

You're the one who referred to the Trump team as the FBI's "campaign opponents", not the person you responded to.

[Basil B]

Has it not dawned on him that maybe they have infiltrated Putins office...  

[FritsSikkink]

1 hour ago, riclag said:

So its ok to have FBI moles working in a campaign opponents staff  

Did you bother to read what they have done, taking money and help from foreign nations during the campaign. That is called treason.

[FritsSikkink]

11 hours ago, riclag said:

Don't know you will have to ask the poster I was commenting to.,they said it was rightful to have this because of criminal actsPost#17

No, they have to ask you because you made the statement there were moles. I only said IF there were it would be ok because there was treason going on.