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Kid Berwyn

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27. Trump wanted US to establish "impenetrable Cyber Security Unit" with Putin in 2017.
Fri Jun 7, 2024, 03:25 PM
Jun 2024
Trump backtracks on cyber unit with Russia after harsh criticism

By Phil Stewart and Valerie Volcovici
Reuters, July 10, 2017

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday backtracked on his push for a cyber security unit with Russia, tweeting that he did not think it could happen, hours after his proposal was harshly criticized by Republicans who said Moscow could not be trusted.

Trump said on Twitter early on Sunday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Friday forming "an impenetrable Cyber Security unit" to address issues like the risk of cyber meddling in elections.

The idea appeared to be a political non-starter. It was immediately scorned by several of Trump's fellow Republicans, who questioned why the United States would work with Russia after Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

"It's not the dumbest idea I have ever heard but it's pretty close," Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina told NBC's "Meet the Press" program.

Ash Carter, who was U.S. defense secretary until the end of former Democratic President Barack Obama's administration in January, told CNN flatly: "This is like the guy who robbed your house proposing a working group on burglary."

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https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN19U0OW/

Not a moron, but a traitor.

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Makes sense to me. S/V Loner Jun 2024 #1
Absolutely dlbell Jun 2024 #2
You could be right on this vapor2 Jun 2024 #3
TFG should be wiretapped by FBI and CIA. no_hypocrisy Jun 2024 #4
Doesn't our CIA have MOMFUDSKI Jun 2024 #10
After January 6th and the documents fiasco there could be an active FISA warrant Ponietz Jun 2024 #14
That certainly seems possible duckworth969 Jun 2024 #31
IMO - this is the obvious reason. nt FHRRK Jun 2024 #5
Agreed, obvious. returnee Jun 2024 #24
I commented on this the other day... appmanga Jun 2024 #6
And aren't convicted felons denied access to top secret intelligence? kentuck Jun 2024 #8
No. former9thward Jun 2024 #17
No formal security clearance... returnee Jun 2024 #25
No. former9thward Jun 2024 #28
Ugh duckworth969 Jun 2024 #32
I posted pretty much the same thing edhopper Jun 2024 #7
I read other speculation that it was engineered by Moscow Marge jmbar2 Jun 2024 #9
And the motion would be overwhelmingly defeated just like last time. former9thward Jun 2024 #23
Since Trump's loyalty is to Trump, oasis Jun 2024 #11
"...at direction of Trump..." moondust Jun 2024 #12
Hopefully they feed them some bogus intel and sniff them out. IrishAfricanAmerican Jun 2024 #13
This is the way. roscoeroscoe Jun 2024 #18
On the other hand, this would be the perfect oppurtunity for a sting operation by the committee and the FBI Cheezoholic Jun 2024 #15
There are people in Congress that are now apparently working for Putin. Go listen to Tommy Tubberville..... ashredux Jun 2024 #16
Not far fetched from the traitor and co-conspirators. Bluethroughu Jun 2024 #19
President Biden ought to block any intel agency from appearing maxrandb Jun 2024 #20
This is absolutely the reason. Again, they're doing what they're doing because they can. onecaliberal Jun 2024 #21
Johnson appointed them with no discussion with the Committee Chairman malaise Jun 2024 #22
You're Probably Right Deep State Witch Jun 2024 #26
Bet so duckworth969 Jun 2024 #33
Trump wanted US to establish "impenetrable Cyber Security Unit" with Putin in 2017. Kid Berwyn Jun 2024 #27
Jared did not qualify for a top level security clearance so Trump ordered that it be given to Jared. keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 #29
I think you're right duckworth969 Jun 2024 #30
I agree. He's still getting money from the russians and saudis, and who knows who else, BComplex Jun 2024 #34
Speaker Johnson faces blowback after following Trump's directive LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2024 #35
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