NEW: Trump defends accepting ‘oppo research’ from foreign governments: ‘How ridiculous’ to tell the FBI by stableford
President Trump on Thursday attempted to defend his stunning admission that he would accept damaging information against his political rivals from foreign governments without necessarily alerting the FBI.
“They have information — I think I’d take it,” Trump said. “If I thought there was something wrong, I’d go maybe to the FBI — if I thought there was something wrong. But when somebody comes up with oppo research, right, they come up with oppo research, ‘Oh let’s call the FBI.’ The FBI doesn’t have enough agents to take care of it.”
— ABC News June 12, 2019 Opposition research in American elections usually involves public sources of information, such as newspaper articles. Getting secret information from a foreign government could leave the recipient open to blackmail or create an obligation for an official to act in that government’s interest.
"The fact that this president has so little moral compass or the understanding of the need to protect our nation that he says he'd still welcome information from Russia, China or any other potential adversary if it helps his political campaign is outrageous," Warner said.
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