| Megathread: Intelligence report claims Russia has compromising information on Trump; Trump denies allegations in press conference Posted: 11 Jan 2017 09:50 AM PST Previous Thread Multiple outlets are reporting that intelligence officials briefed President Obama and President Elect Trump on allegations that Russia has in their possession compromising information on the President elect. Donald Trump held a press conference where he denied these allegations. See the full press conference here. This story is being reported by a multitude of outlets so we are proving a megathread for discussion below. Please adhere to the subreddit rules, and note that meta-discussion will be removed.
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| Megathread: Intelligence report claims Russia has compromising information on Trump Posted: 10 Jan 2017 04:53 PM PST Multiple outlets are reporting that intelligence officials briefed President Obama and President Elect Trump on allegations that Russia has in their possession compromising information on the President elect. This story is being reported by a multitude of outlets so we are proving a megathread for discussion below. Please adhere to the subreddit rules, and note that meta-discussion will be removed.
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