Donald Trump Kept His Own Senior Aides in the Dark About the CIA Director’s Secret Moscow Mission Everyone Can’t Stop Asking About
The rare trip came as reports said Ratcliffe warned Moscow against targeting a NATO member, while the White House called the visit routine.
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Cargo plane for a 'routine' visit? Top White House officials were kept in dark about CIA chief's Russia trip
A report has claimed that senior White House officials had no idea about CIA Director John Ratcliffe's surprise visit to Russia this week, where he warned the Kremlin against targeting a NATO member, seeking to test the alliance.
Donald Trump Kept His Own Senior Aides in the Dark About the CIA Director’s Secret Moscow Mission Everyone Can’t Stop Asking About
The US publication The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday, 27 August, that some of the senior-most White House aides to US President Donald Trump were kept in the dark about this Tuesday’s diplomatic mission to Moscow by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Ratcliffe. This interaction with the Russians was considered so sensitive that most White House officials had received no advance notice. President Donald J. Trump …
It has been reported that US President Donald Trump did not inform some senior White House officials before the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director's visit to Russia a few days ago. CIA Director John Ratcliffe made an unannounced visit to Moscow on Tuesday, flying from Latvia. However, news that an unmarked American C-17 military cargo plane entered Russia that day quickly led to global speculation about the visit. Read more This section …
CIA Director John Ratcliffe's diplomatic mission to Russia this week was so confidential that even some senior White House officials were unaware of it in advance.
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