nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Trump Says He Was Not Briefed On Russian Bounties Because Intelligence ‘Not Credible’||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The president said he was never briefed on intelligence, first reported by The New York Times, showing Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill Western forces in Afghanistan.