Thread by @JohnWHuber

If the CIA had a top level “flipped” source inside the Kremlin for decades — that’s a big if — why was the Obama administration suprised and failed to counter Putin’s invasion and annexation of Crimea? 🤔

Also why did Brennan/Comey/Clapper think “Collusion” between Trump and Russia could have been real - why not just ask this legit source next to Putin who would have said it wasn’t true, because it isn’t 🤔

Another: how did the US get blindsided that Putin was secretly building a hypersonic nuclear entry vehicle that can evade missile defense, if this source can take direct photos of top secret Kremlin documents?

I guess they missed that one, so we heard about it in a Putin speech