MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said in the early hours of Wednesday morning, just before former President Donald Trump was confirmed as president, that U.S. allies would stop sharing intelligence because the U.S. had “switched” in Russia’s favor. I expected that.
Former President Donald Trump won re-election, with Fox News predicting early Wednesday that he had secured the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency. Maddow said President Trump would “support Russia” in its war with Ukraine. (Related article: When MSNBC asks if Trump’s ‘threat to democracy’ attack resonates with him, New York voters say two words)
“Intelligence sharing between the United States and its traditional allies will probably end. The whole Five Eyes thing will probably end,” Maddow argued. “If the United States were to change its position in the Ukraine-Russia war and support Russia or become neutral, that would mean supporting Russia in this case.”
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“What if there were ongoing secret communications outside the government between a Republican candidate and the people who financed his campaign and led his ground campaign?” Maddow He continued. “Both have been in contact with the Russian government without reporting that information to the U.S. government. Moreover, the New York Times reported that they are considering doing so if a second Trump administration takes office. Stopping background checks before granting security clearances, which means giving sensitive information to people who are “informed”, happens. ”
MSNBC hosts and guests routinely tout claims that the 2016 Trump campaign colluded with the Russian government to defeat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff of California He has repeatedly raised allegations of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. , on air. The Steele dossier was used to further raise suspicions of collusion, but was later discredited.
“This was likely at the instigation of a Moscow-born Trump campaign official, who was unable to obtain security clearance during Trump’s first term, was arrested multiple times, and served as White House Counsel. “He is reportedly at the top of the list of candidates,” and he proposed eliminating all background checks for security clearances, which would mean giving classified information around corners. People,” Maddow said. (Click here to watch the Daily Caller documentary “Cleaning Up Kamala”)
“America’s allies who relied on us as the world’s premier intelligence agency after World War II will no longer exist,” Maddow continued. “We won’t be able to continue to share information with a new regime that has an open dialogue with President Vladimir Putin and is basically willing to treat him like a man who has been indicted for handling classified information.” A-Lago, reportedly processing security clearances. ”
Special Counsel Jack Smith released a superseding indictment on July 27, 2023, including charges against Carlos de Oliveira, a maintenance worker at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Trump and aide Walter Nauta in June of the previous year after a special counsel initially secured 37 indictments.
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