- Reaction score
- 25,124
- Location
- United states
"Democrats have rallied around Kerry, while the press has all but ignored or dismissed the controversy. But it was a very different story four years ago, when a media firestorm broke out over news that President Donald Trump had shared details of an Islamic State plot with Russian diplomats during an Oval Office meeting. Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.), the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat, called Trump’s actions 'dangerous' and 'reckless.' Then-Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) accused Trump of risking 'the lives of Americans and those who gather intelligence for our country.'"
"It turned out that Trump did not reveal sources and methods to anyone. The Times found out that that Israel was the source of the intelligence from 'a current and a former American official familiar with how the United States obtained the information.' Former CIA director John Brennan later said that 'the real damage that was done is what was leaked in the aftermath, what was put in the media'— not what Trump said to the Russians. Moreover, as a sitting president, Trump had full declassification authority. As secretary of state, Kerry did not — and certainly not after he left office. If he shared classified intelligence with an Iranian official, it would be a serious offense."
"Four years ago, Senate Democrats demanded an investigation of Trump’s alleged disclosures to Russia. But now that it is Kerry who stands accused, the silence from Democrats is deafening. The Iranian foreign minister has said he learned this intelligence information from Kerry. That cannot simply be ignored. Democrats have a responsibility to conduct oversight over the Biden national security team. Kerry should be called to Capitol Hill to explain under oath what he said to Zarif — and when he said it."
But none of this matters! Its Trump and regular Americans who are the enemy!
*belch*
"It turned out that Trump did not reveal sources and methods to anyone. The Times found out that that Israel was the source of the intelligence from 'a current and a former American official familiar with how the United States obtained the information.' Former CIA director John Brennan later said that 'the real damage that was done is what was leaked in the aftermath, what was put in the media'— not what Trump said to the Russians. Moreover, as a sitting president, Trump had full declassification authority. As secretary of state, Kerry did not — and certainly not after he left office. If he shared classified intelligence with an Iranian official, it would be a serious offense."
"Four years ago, Senate Democrats demanded an investigation of Trump’s alleged disclosures to Russia. But now that it is Kerry who stands accused, the silence from Democrats is deafening. The Iranian foreign minister has said he learned this intelligence information from Kerry. That cannot simply be ignored. Democrats have a responsibility to conduct oversight over the Biden national security team. Kerry should be called to Capitol Hill to explain under oath what he said to Zarif — and when he said it."
But none of this matters! Its Trump and regular Americans who are the enemy!
*belch*
