Here's a cloak and dagger story that would be hilarious if it wasn't so frightening. The CIA thought they had an opportunity to recover hacking tools that had been stolen from the NSA last year courtesy of a shadowy Russian spy. The Russian also offered the CIA compromising pictures and video of Donald Trump. The asking price was $1 million, of which, the CIA gave the spy $100,000. Eventually, the CIA figured out they were being had.  Daily Caller: U.S. intelligence officials told The Times they were so desperate to retrieve those tools that they negotiated with the operative for months despite several red flags, including indications that he was working in concert with Russian intelligence. Another red flag was the Russian’s financial request. He initially sought $10 million for the information but dropped the asking price to $1 million. After months of negotiations, American spies handed over $100,000 in cash in a brief case to the Russian...(Read Full Post)