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Notice what's at the very end. The head of Dutch intelligence says that because Trump is president, he shares less with the US: "AIVD director Bertholee stated

Notice what's at the very end. The head of Dutch intelligence says that because Trump is president, he shares less with the US: "AIVD director Bertholee stated that he is extra careful when it comes to sharing intelligence with the U.S., now that Donald Trump is President." The mere fact that Trump is president is harming US security. And the head of Dutch intelligence is willing to say so publicly. That is pretty striking.

plandis 9y ago
That's what Trumps supporters want though, right? As much isolation from the outside world as possible. His supporters probably see this as MAGA-ing:-/
danieldk 9y ago
I think he is implicitly saying that the problem with the Trump administration is that they tend to 'blurt out' sensitive information. If this is really true: As of now, the AIVD hackers do not seem to have access to Cozy Bear any longer. Sources suggest that the openness of US intelligence sources, who in 2017 praised the help of a Western ally in news stories, may have ruined their operation. The openness caused great anger in The Hague and Zoetermeer. That'd quite a catastrophic/dumb mistake.
- 52-6F-62 9y ago
  There was also the instance of Trump sharing Israeli intelligence with the Russian ambassador when they visited the White House. (in the meeting where Trump blocked all American press, and only allowed a Russian photographer into the room) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador/2017/05/15/530c172a-3960-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump...
  - Balgair 9y ago
    Or (possibly) our subs in NK waters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-submarines/trump-tells-duterte-of-two-u-s-nuclear-subs-in-korean-waters-nyt-idUSKBN18K15Y https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-subma...
- davidw 9y ago
  I think he's implicitly saying that Trump is a Russian asset.
  - montrose 9y ago
    Whoah. I wonder if that's what he meant. It's so mind-bending that there's a chance you're right.
    - davidw 9y ago
      Look at the whole Stormy Daniels thing: I don't so much care that he has no class, but he tried to cover it up and paid hush money. Stormy Daniels had leverage on Trump, but didn't really seem to do much with it; she was fine with a payout. What would happen, on the other hand, if a hostile intelligence agency got some more salacious or more incriminating (money laundering, say) leverage on him?

plandis 9y ago

That's what Trumps supporters want though, right? As much isolation from the outside world as possible. His supporters probably see this as MAGA-ing:-/

danieldk 9y ago

I think he is implicitly saying that the problem with the Trump administration is that they tend to 'blurt out' sensitive information. If this is really true: As of now, the AIVD hackers do not seem to have access to Cozy Bear any longer. Sources suggest that the openness of US intelligence sources, who in 2017 praised the help of a Western ally in news stories, may have ruined their operation. The openness caused great anger in The Hague and Zoetermeer. That'd quite a catastrophic/dumb mistake.

52-6F-62 9y ago
There was also the instance of Trump sharing Israeli intelligence with the Russian ambassador when they visited the White House. (in the meeting where Trump blocked all American press, and only allowed a Russian photographer into the room) https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador/2017/05/15/530c172a-3960-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump...
- Balgair 9y ago
  Or (possibly) our subs in NK waters: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-submarines/trump-tells-duterte-of-two-u-s-nuclear-subs-in-korean-waters-nyt-idUSKBN18K15Y https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-subma...
davidw 9y ago
I think he's implicitly saying that Trump is a Russian asset.
- montrose 9y ago
  Whoah. I wonder if that's what he meant. It's so mind-bending that there's a chance you're right.
  - davidw 9y ago
    Look at the whole Stormy Daniels thing: I don't so much care that he has no class, but he tried to cover it up and paid hush money. Stormy Daniels had leverage on Trump, but didn't really seem to do much with it; she was fine with a payout. What would happen, on the other hand, if a hostile intelligence agency got some more salacious or more incriminating (money laundering, say) leverage on him?