Official Working to Protect 2020 Election From Russia 'Was Told to Keep it Secret From Trump'

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https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-official-working-to-protect-2020-election-from-russia-was-warned-not-to-tell-president?ref=home


Official Working to Protect 2020 Election From Russia ‘Was Told to Keep it Secret From Trump’
Reuters / Carlos Barria

When former Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen set out to strengthen efforts to protect the 2020 election from Russian interference, Donald Trump’s chief of staff reportedly warned her to keep it a secret from the president through fear it would upset him. The New York Times reports that, before Nielsen left the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month, she became increasingly concerned about Russia’s continued attempts to disrupt elections despite being caught red-handed in 2016. When she wanted to push ahead with new measures to help fight back earlier this year, chief of staff Mick Mulvaney warned her that Trump still equated discussion of Russian election interference with questions about the legitimacy of his victory. Mulvaney reportedly told her it “wasn’t a great subject and should be kept below his level.” Nielsen eventually gave up on her effort to organize a White House meeting of cabinet secretaries to discuss how to protect next year’s presidential elections.

[manor321]

1. Totally normal behavior

For a Russian agent.

[SHRED]

2. He's made this all about him

This distraction helps his friend Putin.

[VOX]

3. 45's cabinet is stocked with social misfits, fascist wannabes, sociopaths & Russian stooges.

But it’s all okay, because “Total and complete exoneration!” Gimme a fuckin’ break.

It’s a pack of criminals that have put the country’s safety and well-being on the line for their sport and profit.