I just sent this to Congressman Faso's office.
I called this morning to see if the Congressman thought it was a bad thing that the president shared with the Russians some intelligence derived from a foreign source that asked it not be shared.
The office said it was early in the morning and the congressman as yet had no opinion.
Now it looks as though it was specifically the Israeli intelligence service that provided the information in question.
And it turns out that in January the Israelis were warned by US intelligence not to share info with the White House or the NSC "until it is made clear that Trump is not inappropriately connected to Russia and is not being extorted – Israel should avoid revealing sensitive sources to administration officials for fear the information would reach the Iranians."
Has Mr. Faso had a chance yet to figure out whether Mr. Trump's action was OK?
I wouldn't think it was such a hard question.
If you're in NY-19 and feel moved to call, his DC number is (202) 225-5614. Or you can email through his website, faso.house.gov.
Just called. He is official stance is that he still doesn't have an official stance. So there we are.
ReplyDeleteSo then it's official.
DeleteReal profile in courage there, eh?