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Congress Calls for Probe Into Reported Russian Bounties on US Troops

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   As members of Congress called for an investigation, President Donald
   Trump said Sunday he was not briefed on reports that a Russian military
   intelligence unit offered bounties to Taliban militants in Afghanistan
   to kill U.S. soldiers because U.S. intelligence officials did not deem
   them credible.

   "Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible,
   and therefore did not report it to me or @VP," Trump said, referencing
   Vice President Mike Pence.

     Intel just reported to me that they did not find this info credible,
     and therefore did not report it to me or [1]@VP. Possibly another
     fabricated Russia Hoax, maybe by the Fake News [2]@nytimesbooks,
     wanting to make Republicans look bad!!! [3]https://t.co/cowOmP7T1S
     -- Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) [4]June 29, 2020

   House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on CIA director Gina Haspel and
   Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to give the full
   435-member House of Representatives a briefing on the issue.

   "Congress needs to know what the intelligence community knows about
   this significant threat to American troops and our allies and what
   options are available to hold Russia accountable," Pelosi said.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/VP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/nytimesbooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://t.co/cowOmP7T1S
   4. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1277431695248183298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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