10/9/23
Donald Trump’s sharing of alleged classified intelligence to Russian officials in the White House has come under scrutiny amid a large-scale attack by the Hamas Islamist military group against Israel.
In May 2017, the former president defended his actions after he was found to have discussed sensitive details about an alleged Islamic State (ISIS) plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office. Trump said he had an absolute right to do so. The intel was said to have been provided to the U.S. from Israel.
It was suggested at the time that the former president’s handing over sensitive information from Israel could have damaged the relationship between the two countries. It also could have raised the possibility that the details could be passed from Russia to Iran, the Gulf nation that is a fierce adversary of Israel and has long supported Hamas.
On Saturday, Hamas, designated a terrorist group by the U.S. and the European Union, launched a large-scale attack against Israel, resulting in the deadliest day of violence in the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades. More than 700 people have been killed in Israel, and a further 400 in Gaza, since the incursion by Hamas, according to the Associated Press.
On social media, a number of people believe that Trump’s handing over of Israeli information may have resulted in Iran assisting the Palestinian group.
Thom Hartmann, author and political commentator, posted on X, formerly Twitter, while sharing a 2017 article from The Washington Post: “Hamas apparently knew how to get around Israel’s Iron Dome defenses. They probably learned this from Iran. Iran almost certainly got the information from Russia. And who gave it to Russia? Sure looks like it was Donald Trump, at the request of Putin.”
Allison Gill, who tweets using the account for the Mueller, She Wrote podcast, added: “Don’t forget: Trump gave Israeli intelligence to Russians in the Oval Office 6 years ago. Putin armed Iran in exchange for drones to attack Ukraine.”
While sharing a link of its own reporting of Trump’s handing over of sensitive materials, the Meidas Touch X account posted: “FLASHBACK: Trump shared classified intelligence from Israel with Russia—and admitted to it. Israeli intelligence feared it would end up in the hands of Iran.”
“This isn’t hard to follow,” added musician and author Mikel Jollett. “Trump gave military intel to the Russians. The Russians, who are extremely close allies with Iran, gave it to Iran. Iran gave that information to Hamas. Hamas used it to attack Israel. This is why intel security matters. Republicans DO NOT CARE.”
Newsweek has contacted Trump’s office for comment via email.
In an interview with CNN, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. has not found any evidence to suggest Iran is also behind the attacks.
“We have not yet seen evidence that Iran directed or was behind this particular attack, but there is certainly a long relationship,” Blinken added.
In 2017, Trump defended sharing sensitive intel with Russia at the White House (WH), saying it was necessary for security reasons.
“As president, I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled WH meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety,” Trump wrote. “Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against Isis and terrorism.”
Trump is due to go on trial in May 2024 accused of retaining classified documents after he left the White House in January 2021, and then obstructing the federal attempt to retrieve them from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Springs, Florida. The former president has pleaded not guilty to 40 charges as part of the criminal case and has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-israel-intel-russia-hamas-attack-1833094
“As president, I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled WH meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining to terrorism and airline flight safety,” Trump wrote. “Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against Isis and terrorism.”
Trump always blathers about how great he is, how he will do this for the country and do that for the country, how he will end this war within 24 hours, and many other things that belong to his fantasies, but, in reality, he is a vile, treasonous snake. He is like the Pied Piper for the primitive minded electorate. His close relationship with Vlad, a mafiosi terrorist and war criminal, should alarm any sane human being.
We’ll see what will become of this newest affair as described herein. If true, then this will have serious consequences, and not only with Israel.
The fact a former president takes glee in realeasing secrets to the likes of Russia is just disgusting.
Any intel that Trumpkov passes to putlerstan goes to its client Iran.
If the putinaZis found a workaround for Iron Dome, they would have passed it directly to Hamas or via Iran.
Trumpkov failed to understand that in putlerstan, the spooks, govt, oligarchs, mafia, media etc all function as one entity and that the axis of evil consists of putlerstan, the BRICS, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, the norks and many other junior partners such as Hungary, Austria, Serbia plus new members Slovakia and Mexico.
Yet Trumpkov pursues friendships with the most evil of all: putlerstan and the norks.
He obsequiously congratulated putler on the all-out invasion of Feb 24, 2022, following that up with a campaign promise to end aid Ukraine. He then stated on TV that “Putin’s gonna take all Ukraine.”
Any intel that Trumpkov passes to putlerstan goes to its client Iran. If the putinaZis found a workaround for Iron Dome, they would have passed it directly to Hamas or via Iran. Trumpkov failed to understand that in putlerstan, the spooks, govt, oligarchs, mafia, media etc all function as one entity and that the axis of evil consists of putlerstan, the BRICS, Iran, Syria, Venezuela, Argentina, Cuba, the norks and many other junior partners such as Hungary, Austria, Serbia plus new members Slovakia and Mexico. Yet Trumpkov pursues friendships with the most evil of all: putlerstan and the norks. He obsequiously congratulated putler on the all-out invasion of Feb 24, 2022, following that up with a campaign promise to end aid Ukraine. He then stated on TV that “Putin’s gonna take all Ukraine.”
Through the trumpet’s completely overblown ego, any two-bit tinpot dictator can find a way into the orange baboon’s empty skull and play him like a fiddle.
Trump wrote. “Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against Isis and terrorism.”
That worked out great didn’t it? Asking terrorists to fight terrorists is like asking a lion to stop eating meat.
Trump’s mouth goes off before his brain works, which is seldom the case.