President Donald Trump has denied being briefed about Russians offering bounties to Taliban militants to kill US and coalition troops.
But according to CNN, that claim is disputed by multiple people who briefed Trump, were present for briefings, and prepared the briefings.
However, they say Trump's resistance to the information led his national security team to brief him verbally less often on Russia-related threats to the US.
Early in his term, when Trump's oral briefing included intelligence related to Russia's malign activities against the US, Trump would often blow up at them.
Multiple former administration officials say Trump would demand to know why they kept focusing on Russia and often questioning the intelligence itself.
The President has created an environment that dissuades, if not prohibits, the mentioning of any intelligence that isn't favorable to Russia.
Former senior member, President Donald Trump's national security staff
