That's right, Rich—while Trump transition officials were supposed to be "doing a peaceful transfer of power" in November/December 2016, they were in fact executing a full-on coup of US foreign policy by illegally negotiating with America's enemies under false color of authority.
https://twitter.com/RichardGrenell/status/1316467755361726466
Every action taken by the Obama administration in November/December 2016 with respect to the incoming Trump administration is now confirmed as (a) legal, and (b) a response to the most extraordinary usurpation of federal power by a transition team in the history of this country.
From the day Trump won election in 2016, he decided that he wasn't the "president-elect"—but the *president*. He ordered his team to treat him like the president, to project his authority like he was already president, and *all* of it was criminal. Which is why it was covered up.
This is something America hasn't grappled with yet: on November 9, 2016, Trump usurped all the federal authority from Barack Obama he possibly could—with almost all of his usurpation coming covertly (establishing consciousness of guilt). He *refused to wait* for his inauguration.
The Obama administration, seeing that it was being illegally usurped, took only the actions any administration would take; in fact, you could easily argue that it stayed its hand out of consideration for the country. It *should* have come down on Donald Trump like a sledgehammer.
For Christ's sake, Jared was literally negotiating UN resolutions with Israel, Flynn was negotiating US sanctions with Russia, Kushner was working directly with the Egyptians—not in a getting-to-know-you way but a "we're in charge now way."
And the inauguration was a month away.
And the inauguration was a month away.
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