georgephillip
Diamond Member
"Kirstjen Nielsen, the former homeland security secretary, tried to raise the issue of potential interference in the 2020 election, but was told not to mention it in front of President Trump."
If anyone still finds the FBI a credible for source for counterintelligence information, they should listen when Director Wray warns that Putin viewed the 2018 midterms as a kind of "dress rehearsal" for what's planned in 2020.
In Push for 2020 Election Security, Top Official Was Warned: Don’t Tell Trump
"WASHINGTON — In the months before Kirstjen Nielsen was forced to resign, she tried to focus the White House on one of her highest priorities as homeland security secretary: preparing for new and different Russian forms of interference in the 2020 election.
"President Trump’s chief of staff told her not to bring it up in front of the president...."
"But in a meeting this year, Mick Mulvaney, the White House chief of staff, made it clear that Mr. Trump still equated any public discussion of malign Russian election activity with questions about the legitimacy of his victory.
"According to one senior administration official, Mr. Mulvaney said it 'wasn’t a great subject and should be kept below his level.'"
Too Much Winning?