CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks to US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about the SolarWinds hack. Sullivan says that Biden's White House is considering a range of responses to the suspected Russian spying campaign, not just sanctions.
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*Thanks* (again) Dumpster-Donnie!
@OverlandMD B https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/07/29/trump-says-he-didnt-raise-issue-of-bounties-on-us-troops-during-phone-call-with-putin/
@mulemule Every intelligent agency across the world could not find evidence of such claims that why it was never addressed
@OverlandMD B Protect our shoulders!
OverlandMD B – Trump resisted ALL efforts to sanction Russia. He tried like hell to LIFT sanctions on them.
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– Trump is the only leader of a NATO member nation who hasn’t condemned Putin for poisoning an opposition leader.
– Trump promoted the Kremlin’s own material attacking Joe Biden.
– The Trump Administration stopped giving intelligence briefings to Congress on Russian election interference.
– After reports of Russia paying bounties to Taliban fighters to kill US soldiers, Trump did nothing except call news reports “fake.”
– Trump has actively worked to get intelligence to change assessments that Russia is targeting the 2020 election to favor him, and fired two people over it.
– Trump inexplicably moved to pull a third of the US troop force out of Germany shortly after a call with Putin.
– Trump’s son, son-in-law, and campaign chairman met with surrogates of the Russian government at the infamous Trump Tower meeting to trade illegally obtained information about Clinton for sanction relief.
– Trump proposed scrapping the European Reassurance Initiative that imposed sanctions on Russia for their invasion of Ukraine, and quietly defunded it.
– Trump lied about pursuing a real estate deal in Moscow that required Kremlin approval, leaving himself vulnerable to blackmail by the Russians, who obviously knew he was lying to the public.
– Trump is tried to discredit US intelligence conclusions that Russia meddled in the 2016 election so he can lift sanctions put on Russia over that meddling.
– Trump blocked the release of a State Department statement condemning Russia for seizing Ukrainian ships.
– Trump resisted the expulsion of Russian diplomats from compounds in the US as a response to their meddling in the 2016 election.
– Trump pushed Ukraine to make a deal with Russia in order to lift sanctions imposed on them over their invasion of Ukraine.
– The debunked conspiracy theory that Ukraine hacked the DNC in 2016 was originated by Russian military intelligence.
– Trump has repeatedly insisted that Russia should be re-admitted to the G7, without any change in their behavior.
– Trump took funds from the Pentagon budget to fund his wall that came from programs to safeguard Ukraine from Russian aggression.
– Trump repeated Russian propaganda many times. He said the USSR occupied Afghanistan in ’79 because of terrorists, and was “right to do it”. (The US was instrumental in driving out the Soviets).
– While Putin was running a disinformation campaign against Montenegro, Trump said he thought Montenegro might start WWIII.
– Against advisor’s advice, Trump congratulated Putin for “winning” a rigged election.
– Trump said Crimea was part of Russia.
– At a NATO summit, Trump refused to reaffirm Article 5, (The ‘all for one’ article only evoked once, by the US, after 9/11).
– At the Helsinki Summit, Trump said he didn’t see why Russia would meddle in our election.
– “Russia, if you’re listening…”
– Trump ordered a troop withdrawal from Syria a day before Putin’s annual press conference. Russia is in Syria to protect the Assad regime. Under Obama, the official US position on Syria was that Assad should go. Trump changed that to allow Assad to stay for now.
– Trump security advisor, Carter Page, went to Moscow to make a speech disparaging US/Russia policy. (Page got caught-up in a Russian spy ring in 2013).
– The Trump campaign requested one change to the RNC platform – To remove language that said the US should help the Ukrainian resistance of Russian aggression.
– Trump campaign self described “dirty trickster”, Roger Stone, said he had contacts with Guccifer 2.0 and Julian Assange, the very hackers who hacked the DNC and the guy who weaponized the information.
– The Republican-led Senate Intelligence Committee found that during the 2016 campaign, Stone had drafted pro-Putin tweets for Trump to send out as his own.
– Jarred Kushner met with the head of a SANCTIONED Russian bank to discuss setting-up a back-channel to the Kremlin to get around US intelligence.
– Russian born gangster, felon, and Trump business partner, Felix Sater, is reputed to have been working to get Trump elected. He worked with Trump on the Trump Tower Moscow project. Trump said he didn’t know Sater well, and “probably wouldn’t recognize him if I saw him”. Sater was at Trump’s election victory party.
– The Special Council’s office arrested and charged a suspected Russian spy, Maria Butina, in connection with funneling money to the Trump campaign through the NRA.
– Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, offered polling data to a known Russian intelligence officer. 21 states’ voter rolls were hacked. Manafort had been a lobbyist for Putin. He helped install a crooked, pro-Russian dictator in Ukraine.
– During the campaign, Michael Flynn went to Moscow for an RT event. (RT – Russia Today, aka, Russian propaganda), and made a speech disparaging US/Russia policy. He lied about his compensation and failed to register as a foreign agent.
– Flynn was fired as National Security Advisor for denying that he secretly discussed lifting newly imposed sanctions on Russia with Russian ambassador/spy, Sergey Kislyak, during the transition. After resisting, Trump was ultimately forced to fire Flynn, who was subsequently convicted of lying to the FBI.
– Trump chose Rex Tillerson, former CEO of Exxon, as his first Sec. of State. Tillerson had received Russia’s highest award for a foreigner. Exxon lost a $500 billion oil deal with a Russian, state-run, oil company when the US sanctioned Russia for its illegal invasion of Ukraine. Trump fired Tillerson the day after he publicly criticized Putin.
– The FBI had asked the Trump campaign to call if they saw anything suspicious, but nobody did. Later, Trump would say, (about the Trump Tower meeting), “I think anyone would have taken that meeting”. (No. that is not a normal part of a Presidential campaign).
– In a private meeting with Putin, Trump took possession of the notes of his own interpreter, and instructed the linguist not to discuss what transpired in the meeting with administration officials.
That’s easy turn overTrump to Iranians and problem salved
*solved
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Biden fell from the roof https://youtu.be/QHtqhvoFenI omgg!!
I like the way you think!
Iran needs to file war crimes against Trump and have him extradite, to stand trial in Iran…That is what any other country would do if a General was assassinated….The general was not a good person, but still a General of a Country, we were NOT at war with….
Jake. You are on the right tract. Deliver explanations, understand the view and HASH it out.
Enjoyed listening to Intellectual Explanations!
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@The Tweatles Sad little troll pops up again.
@The Tweatles aren’t you on house arrest after Jan 6th, william h.music, failed p0rn director and smack addict?
Another brilliant interview by Christiane.
Biden fell from the roof https://youtu.be/QHtqhvoFenI omgg!!
Great!! Beat Trumps boss, Putin
“Keeps Russia accountable “? Will be difficult if inside US politics decided DOESNT keep accountable their OWN former president Trump !!!!
@MANCHAKA ! lol
You are a propaganda puppet. Your only source of news is from cable tv news.
If you had the least amount of critical thinking you would know that the Trump administration enforced numerous sanctions and other policies regarding Russia. Keep on drinking that DNC koolaid.
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/09/25/on-the-record-the-u-s-administrations-actions-on-russia/
MANCHAKA ! – Are you kidding? Putin HATES Hillary Clinton. He blames her for protests in his country. He wanted her to lose in 2016 more than he wanted Trump to win. Learn something before you make yourself look ignorant.
@J Groovy Democrats calling anything ignorant hahahahahaha good one
@M Hall taking the ole fossil fuel bullying bait, heh! Get educated so you can think for yourself.
An interesting change from the previous administration, more cohesive and consistent.
@M Hall And what’s wrong with playing games? I am in fact playing Doom 2016 as we speak hahaha!
@DestroyEraseImprove ; 👈. Apologies wrong person.
@DestroyEraseImprove ; lol
@M Hall No worries hahaha I’ve done the same countless times.
Yep this helps me pay for fuel so I can work and pay the bills. It’s great watching fuel prices go up. I’m super excited when it hit $4.00 come July. Thanks Democrats!
Multilateral approach and diplomatic solution is the right way than previous admin strategy.
https://youtu.be/W139iqWGXis
*This is Seoul* ..
I’m sure anything is better than “rolling over” for Putin.
Everything was WRONG with the last wannabee administration
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-and-iran-both-set-to-join-russia-led-free-trade-zone/ .. Usa will punish Israel for that ?. I dont think .
https://parstoday.com/en/news/west_asia-i130744-iraq_to_sue_us_over_sovereignty_violation_use_of_depleted_uranium_weapons_official .. Just go home
It was trump having Russian hack posing as administration while everybody was paying attention to stop the steal.
Wow, I almost forgot what a real interview looks like. 👍
It’s like culture shock isn’t it.
Same
all the more stunning given that Biden’s presidential transition team wasn’t given help from “what’s his face’s” admin. In fact they were discouraged (to put it mildly). So, Joe hit the ground running! can’t imagine taking over from another’s mess, in the middle of numerous domestic and planetary catastrophes , with little support going in. Not bad for a young fella like him…that’s commitment. That’s service too the people.
My thoughts exactly ! And during last year I kept thinking about the huge and taxing effort that he put himself through running against the worst and most chaotic opponent who even tried to infect him covid at the first debate. This is truly historic performance and sacrifice from someone his age ! All the more appreciated.
We left the agreement, and we expect Iran to make up? What am I missing here. We did not even honor the agreement we signed up for!
We are now know to not keep our word, and can’t be trusted to lead the world anymore. Thanks to Trump, the President is no longer the leader of the free world, and the rest of the world have learned to not look to the U.S. for any kind of leadership. Hope Biden can restore some of that respect.
@TrueTubers You mean you still don’t understand that that was Iran’s assets that we were ordered to return by the Hague, or will be charged interest on top of the billions? Guess where that interest money would have come from? Your tax dollars. Are you in the habit of holding somebody’s money, and just not give it back? Even if court ordered? Doesn’t surprise me.
@Joseph Elijah I guarentee that all that has been explained to him several times. It’s called wilful ignorance. What’s really insulting, is that he thinks nobody else is educated enough on the matter to call him out on it.
@Admiral General Aladeen … because, ‘Murica. 🤦
Republicans hate change. Being conservative is one thing. Denying the future is another. They reflexively resist clean energy, ethnic diversity, pot legalization, health care reform, and progress with Cuba and Iran. They only care about the next election, even if it means feeding BS to their base that leaves their extremists festering with anger like time bombs. They’re stuck on an 18th century militia model of gun rights, as if the Brits are going to invade or as if they’d stand a chance if the US military turned its high-tech weapons and robot soldiers on them. They don’t want the minimum wage to keep up with inflation. They want a 2000 year old religion to influence the government. Their last President was a 50’s man who liked Sinatra and wanted the wife to have dinner on the table when he got home. You don’t have to be a progressive to progress.
like i said before …..with everything that happened to iran in the last 4 years……iran would be stupid to even talk with dc stupid
Personally I don’t think anyone should have nuclear weapons. But to me it doesn’t make sense to tell Iran they can’t have nuclear weapons when Israel has nuclear weapons. And honestly I don’t think we have a right to tell other countries that they can’t have nuclear weapons when we have over 6000 nuclear weapons. Just like North Korea I don’t think Iran would be stupid enough to actually use a nuclear weapon knowing that the US would immediately launch a nuclear strike against them.
What a Double Standard Yankees !
I love Amanpour. She asks the tough questions and is well informed.
This dude is a real diplomat. Nice to see competent people in the news again.
Right. I got so sick of the clowns from the previous administration. They were casted, not appointed. They were an insult to the intelligence of the world
@Admiral General Aladeen I won’t speak for the last administration..
Likewise – I don’t think you are speaking (well) of your own upbringing_
if you can’t stand behind the name entrusted to you – the one given, in the hopes you might learn to speak as an adult, or one of a free nation… then you are not adult enough/ certainly not American enough.. to belong in this conversation.
Admiral Or General are both titles… unless you stand behind your own name – you deserve neither of them, nor even that of Sir/ Madam – as those too are reserved for actual adults.
imagine if it was Rudy and Kraken
I object is cnn bot confirmed!
@Tom Anderson GFYS
I think after US assassinated Iran’s top general it is only fair they take out someone from that administration…how about Javonka?
Don Jr and the Kraken Lady
That is a sacrifice that I, as an American, am willing to make!!!
Nice to see competence at the highest level.
Err isn’t there already one country in the Middle East with a rogue nuclear weapons program and who won’t submit to inspections? Don’t single Iran out here. They’re not the only problem.
But you can’t criticise Israel. It’s not allowed.