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Originally Posted by Phoenix
I do not understand the legality of all this. They were in transition and this guy wanted to create a back channel to be able to speak to another foreign power?
So, are they not allowed? I would think having direct contact would be a good thing for them? The ability to reach out to a foreign power directly should be good for moving forward and being able to solve issues before they get messy.
I do not know the rules though. Are they mandated to use specific channels?
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The ability to reach out to a foreign power directly is a great idea. And they have that. It's called a telephone. The White House can reach out instantly to anyone in the Russian government.
The problem is they wanted to do it secretly in a way so that no one else in the US government would know. Keeping it on the down low like prison sex is one thing, but when you do it so that the intelligence community will not know about it, well, that's just damn odd.
What's even worse was how they wanted to do it... Jared wanted to use secure Russian communications gear i a secure Russian facility in the United States.
The ONLY reason they would need to do this is if the Trump administration was taking orders from Russia. Any other "back channel" could be and would be done "in the open".
But here is the best part.... There is a chance the US intelligence community can already read this form of communication, and if not they would be able to listen in on the Russian side when they are discussing it between themselves.
Is it illegal? No. But it's highly suspicious.
Whatever. This administration is a joke. Trump went on his world tour, the planes and tanks that are part of this $110 billion deal isn't going to be made by Americans, Trump failed to show support for NATO, and the leader of Germany is telling the world "Europe is on their own from now on". Meanwhile the White House is burning down and they are trying to put the fire out by pouring gasoline on it. Less than four months in and he has accomplished NOTHING and is facing impeachment for treason.
LOL. I love this.