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💣Bombshell: US had to extract a top spy in Russia in 2017—after Trump disclosed classified info to Kislyak & Lavrov at the White House—fearing Trump might put our asset’s life in danger - CNNPolitics cnn.com/2019/09/09/pol…
😱Trump is such a grave risk to US national security, we had to REMOVE our top spy INSIDE Russia’s govt! Can you imagine the years of work to get a human source close to Putin?! We lost critical insight in our biggest threat while Trump carries out an agenda favorable to it.🤯 
As Molly points out, our now exfiltrated spy from inside the Kremlin was the likely source for US intel's conclusion that Putin directed Russia's influence operation to corrupt the 2016 election for Trump.
Q: Did Pompeo pull him to protect the spy or to protect Trump??
Q: Did Pompeo pull him to protect the spy or to protect Trump??
🚨US intel mistrusts Trump—b/c HE IS the danger— REPEATEDLY "mishandling" intelligence. In May 2017 he disclosed classified info to Russia in White House. Later in July, officials suspect he discussed classified info w/ Putin at Hamburg G20 meeting—notes of which he confiscated.
😧Until yesterday, that high-level Russian spy for the CIA was reportedly living in a house in Virginia, near Washington DC—under his true name. @KenDilanianNBC digs into the exfiltrated spy from Russia story, reported today by @jimsciutto @CNN nbcnews.com/news/us-news/p… #Maddow
@KenDilanianNBC @jimsciutto @CNN According to Russian media, the Kremlin knew this reportedly high-level spy was living in DC. Russia launched an investigation into his disappearance while on a purported 2017 family vacation in Montenegro & found him alive in US. He once worked at DC Russian Embassy w/ Ushakov.
@KenDilanianNBC @jimsciutto @CNN NYT: The reported decades-long Russian spy saw Putin regularly & had access to high-level Kremlin decision-making—making him one of the CIA's most valuable assets.
His initial reluctance to be extracted from Russia made some suspect he was a double agent.
nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/…
His initial reluctance to be extracted from Russia made some suspect he was a double agent.
nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/…
@KenDilanianNBC @jimsciutto @CNN Former CIA Director of Resettlement Operations tells @Maddow that resettling the now outed exfiltrated Russian asset in his "true name" is NOT standard operating procedure. It could be that's what he wanted. But Putin's very vengeful & his life will always be in danger. #Maddow
@KenDilanianNBC @jimsciutto @CNN @maddow The Kremlin denies the CIA mole, calling @CNN's story "classic propaganda" and "pulp fiction." Yet they confirm he worked in the presidential admin, but say he was fired years ago & never had access to Putin. Meanwhile…#Russia asks Interpol to find him😇😳theguardian.com/world/2019/sep…
