1. In a 2022 interview with @NicolleDWallace, former CIA Officer @tracy_walder expressed concern that the documents unlawfully retained by former President Donald Trump could be linked to the deaths of CIA informants overseas. What caused her concern? The known timeline. 1/10
2. On May 6, 2021, the @USNatArchives contacted the representatives of the former president demanding he return the documents that he had unlawfully retained. 2/10
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3. October 7, 2021: Months later, the @nytimes reported that the @CIA , "said in a top secret cable [sent] to stations and bases around the world that too many of the people it recruits from other countries are being lost."
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4. Speaking with @NicolleDWallace, former CIA Officer @tracy_waldersaid the following: "I started thinking a little about the timeline of the documents, and when the
@USNatArchives first really approached Trump, which was MAY-ish of 2021 (quote continues) 4/10
5. (quote continues) just a few months later in October of 2021, the CIA issued a worldwide cable, saying, 'hey do a better job of keeping your assets safe because we're noticing that they're being killed'...I find the timing of that highly unusual." 5/10
6. Speaking with @NicolleDWallace , former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Sue Gordon, expressed concerns similar to former CIA Officer
@tracy_walder.
Gordon expressed that the damage caused by Trump's unlawful retention of documents may have already happened. 6/10
7. "I fear that [the documents have been in] the public domain for a longtime."*
- Sue Gordon, the former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. 7/10
*edited for brevity and clarity.
8. What does this all mean? It means that two national security experts believe it is plausible that a former President of the United States may have contributed to the deaths, through negligence or otherwise, of CIA informants globally. 8/10
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9. Detailed timeline (see sources and bibliography at link)
Detailed Timeline and Analysis Relating To Trump’s Disclosure of Classified Information
May 10, 2017: Trump’s disclosure of classified information to Russian officials serves as an early indicator of his casual approach to handling sensitive data, highlighting a pattern of behavior that risked compromising U.S. intelligence operations' safety and integrity.
July 31, 2019: Trump's engagement in discussions with Putin, focusing on personal relationships over strategic security interests, underscores a preference for diplomacy driven by personal connections rather than comprehensive national security strategies.
August 3, 2019: Trump's request for a list of top U.S. spies exemplifies his unconventional approach to intelligence and his preferences for personal power dynamics over adherence to established security protocols and for potentially politicizing sensitive intelligence positions.
August 30, 2019: By tweeting a classified satellite image of Iran, Trump not only raised immediate security concerns but also demonstrated a willingness to publicly share sensitive information, deviating significantly from traditional presidential conduct regarding the handling of classified materials.
October 5, 2021: The CIA's report of losing numerous informants highlights the indirect consequences of the administration's lax approach to intelligence security, suggesting Trump's actions could have compromised the effectiveness and safety of U.S. intelligence operations worldwide.
August 26, 2022: The discovery of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, posing a significant risk to human intelligence sources, emphasizes the serious legal and security implications of Trump's mishandling of classified information after his presidency.
March 27, 2023: Trump's comments during an interview about the FBI's search for classified documents at Mar-a-Lago reveal his misunderstandings of the Presidential Records Act and suggest an unconventional perspective on the ownership and monetization of sensitive information. His comparison to Nixon and the implication of monetizing classified documents indicate a significant departure from standard views on national security, raising serious questions about the potential risk to U.S. interests. (9/10)
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