Specifically, whether the President had been briefed on such explosive intelligence about Russia and US troops in Afghanistan. The same Russia playbookThere's one constant in each new twist of the drama over Russia that has overshadowed every day of Trump's term in the Oval Office. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wondered aloud in an interview with CNN why Trump was not briefed on the grave threats to US troops. At the end of another day of Russia intrigue -- as corrosive to US interests as ever -- the same questions remained unanswered. Why can't Trump ever talk straight to the American people about Russia?

Source: CNN June 30, 2020 03:56 UTC