CNN Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017
In a previously undisclosed secret mission in 2017, the United States successfully extracted from Russia one of its highest-level covert sources inside the Russian government, multiple Trump administration officials with direct knowledge told CNN.
While the White House is, predictably, denying this story. But CNN’s Jim Sciutto is standing by the story, saying he had multiple inside sources.
Hi good morning it's Monday, CNN is reporting that the CIA had to extract its top intelligence source in Russia because it could not trust the president to protect his identity
— David Frum (@davidfrum) September 9, 2019
