'Alarm bells': Being menaced every day by the corrupt, autocratic Trump regime is a crisis. But this one may be particularly disturbing.. (Updated 2x)

(Commentary, including reposted material. Temporarily posted.)

2/20/20 news/analysis report↓ (link, subscription):

"Lawmakers Are Warned That Russia Is Meddling to Re-elect Trump

A classified briefing to House members is said to have angered the president, who complained that Democrats would “weaponize” the disclosure."

One brief excerpt:

"...Though intelligence officials have previously told lawmakers that Russia’s interference campaign was continuing, last week’s briefing did contain what appeared to be new information, including that Russia intended to interfere with the 2020 Democratic primaries as well as the general election.

The intelligence official who delivered the briefing, Shelby Pierson, is an aide to Mr. Maguire who has a reputation of delivering intelligence in somewhat blunt terms. The president announced on Wednesday that he was replacing Mr. Maguire with Richard Grenell, the ambassador to Germany and long an aggressively vocal Trump supporter."

More (copy):

The day after, Trump berated Joseph Maguire, the outgoing director of national intelligence for allowing it to take place, people familiar said. Trump cited Rep. Adam Schiff's presence in the briefing as a particular irritant.https://t.co/HYxousN8JF

— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 20, 2020

Also, of some significance (link, subscription): "Trump’s New Intelligence Director Faces a Legal Countdown Clock on His Tenure"

>>>2/21/20 update/article link: (Comment:) ↓If true -- along with the above -- it's just about all you need to understand about the autocratic, vindictive, sycophantic, corrupt Trump regime (..including its 'henchmen' + enablers):

"President's new personnel head tells agencies to look out for disloyal staffers"

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(2/20/20 copies, no affiliation:)

This report should sound an ear-splitting alarm—on both sides of the aisle. I didn’t receive this House Intel Committee briefing, but all Congress should hear about Russia’s repeat interference. More important, all Americans need to know. https://t.co/t5EdaM97QC

— Richard Blumenthal (@SenBlumenthal) February 21, 2020

Russia is interfering in our election again to help elect Trump.

After members of Congress were briefed about this threat, Trump fired the acting Director of National Intelligence.

Trump is shredding the rule of law—and the integrity of our democracy.https://t.co/0P3A4dDueJ

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) February 20, 2020

Americans — not Vladimir Putin — should decide our elections. pic.twitter.com/vwHk1ELdjF

— Joe Biden (Text Join to 30330) (@JoeBiden) February 21, 2020

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Countdown to Susan Collins being disappointed in 3... 2... 1...https://t.co/TLinkk1aRu

— Adam Rifkin 🐼 (@ifindkarma) February 21, 2020