INTELLIGENCE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday [6-14-19] reversed course over whether he would report foreign interference in a political campaign to U.S. law enforcement, telling Fox News in an interview he would ‘of course’ contact authorities. In a television interview with ABC News earlier this week, Trump had said he would be willing to listen to a foreign entity offering damaging information on a political opponent, saying ‘there isn’t anything wrong with it’. He also told ABC he disagreed with FBI Director Christopher Wray’s position that political campaigns should report suspicious communications from foreign governments. Those comments drew sharp criticism from Democratic lawmakers, who said Trump was giving Russia a green light to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. A top Republican ally said Trump was wrong to say he would accept dirt on political rivals from foreign sources. Trump changed his position on Friday.”
–Reuters Staff, “Trump reverses course, says ‘of course’ he would report foreign interference,” Reuters, June 14, 2019 5:52 am