Top Democrat On The U.S. House Intelligence Committee Knew About 'Russian Bounty' Intel Months Ago, But Did Nothing

The Federalist: Schiff Learned Of Russian ‘Bounty’ Intelligence In February, Withheld Information From Congress, And Took No Action

Schiff demands the Trump administration brief all of Congress about the unverified allegations, yet he himself did not ask for a briefing following the February briefing of his own staff.

Top committee staff for Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, were briefed in February on intelligence about Russia offering the Taliban bounties in Afghanistan, but he took no action in response to the briefing, multiple intelligence sources familiar with the briefing told The Federalist. The intelligence was briefed to Schiff’s staff during a congressional delegation, or CODEL, trip to Afghanistan in February.

Schiff, who has acknowledged President Donald Trump was never briefed on the so-called intelligence, has thus far refused to disclose that his staff was personally briefed. The revelation raises serious questions that Schiff is once again politicizing, and perhaps even deliberately misrepresenting, key data for partisan gain.

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Update: Adam Schiff Knew About 'Russian Bounty' Intel Months Ago, Did Nothing (Zero Hedge)

WNU Editor: I think the reason why the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) did not bother to pursue this further are the same reasons why President Trump was not briefed in the first place .... the evidence was not there. Now that the story is out there that he was informed a few months ago of a "possible" Russian bounty on US soldiers in Afghanistan, he has to respond if this is true or not. My gut tells me that this story true .... he or someone in his office was informed that some Afghan prisoners were talking about Russian bounties on US soldiers earlier this year. But considering his rhetoric of the past week where he has been condemning the President on this issue almost everyday (see above video), he cannot say now that he knew about this story a few months ago but did nothing. My prediction. Rep. Schiff is now going to go silent, the media are not going to press him on this story, and the story itself with all of its claims is going to disappear in the next few days.

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