- In early 2018, Russian mercenaries were killed after attacking US troops in Syria, and the GRU initiated a bounty program paying Taliban militants to kill US soldiers starting in 2018. Captured Afghan militants provided information about this program. - The document lists several US soldiers killed between June 2018-December 2019 by car bombs and gunfire who may have been targeted under the Russian bounty program. Intelligence on the program and Trump's response came from major US news outlets. - Throughout 2020, US intelligence agencies found the Russian bounty intelligence credible and briefed the White House, though Trump claimed he was not briefed on the program. The document questions Trump's actions and priorities regarding oversight of the military and response to