"Russia's Man in Washington" Prepares Pro-Putin and Pro-Russian U.S. Administration

Goetz is a distraction. Tulsi Gabbard is the key to Russian infiltration.

BACKGROUND

1) Phillps. P. O'Brien, "What if the USA is about to Become an Ally of Putin?"Phillips’ Newsletter, November 14, 2024;

2) Laure Mandeville: “Régis Genté: ‘Ma thèse est que Trump est un “contact confidentiel” des Russes!’,” Le Figaro, le 17 octobre, 2024(mis à jour à 19h16):

3) Régis Genté, Notre homme à Washington, Trump dans la main des Russes (Paris: Editions Grasset, October 15, 2024).

4)Tom Nichols,”Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security Risk;The Senate can stop her, The Atlantic, November 13, 2024 ( 7:40 p.m. EST);

5)DecterFilkins, ”Matt Gaetz’s Chaos Agenda; The Florida Republican is among the most brazen and controversial figures in Donald Trump’s G.O.P. He’s also among the most influential, The New Yorker, February 19, 2024.

6) Karen Tumulty, ”The Senate must stand up against Trump’s outrageous nominations;If the Gaetz nomination is some kind of clay pigeon on Trump’s part, what’s his calculation?” Washington Post, November 14, 2024 (Updated at 5:19 p.m. EST);

7) Liam Archacki, “Dem Rep. Says Tulsi Gabbard Is ‘Likely a Russian Asset’; Florida Democrat slammed Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, whose comments about Russia have raised concerns,” The Daily Beast, November 15, 2024 (2:06 p.m. EST);

Donald Trump' insistence that the Senate accept his ploy to use recess appointments to bypass the requirement that the Senate confirm cabinet and other high-level U.S. officials looks like a transparent and blatant attempt to place pro-Russian Trump loyalists in key national security positions.

This is what we might call a Pro-Russian Coup d'Ėtat.

Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Goetz, Donald Trump's nominees for the positions of Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and Attorney General, respectively, have two characteristics in common.

1) Each js singularly unqualified for the position to which they have been nominated.

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2) Each has been an outspoken voice propagating Russian views.

It is highly likely that neither could be confirmed by the Senate.

There are two possible interpretations of these two nominations and Trump’s push for Senate acceptance of his recess appointments scheme.

The first is that Trump intends to put them in office using recess nominations.

The second is that their nominations are a ploy to place in office other officials who are pro-Putin and pro-Russian., and who may be even more qualified to advance the Kremlin’s interests.

Republican Senators will soon have to decide whether their loyalty to ((or fear of) Donald Trump is greater than their determination to defend the. National Security of the United States.

At an institutional kevel, they will have to decide whether or not to surrender one of the last bulwarks against the establishment of a pro-Russian dictatorship in the United States.

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James Rowles is a former Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School and professor of international law at other universities.

He is the author of The Rape of American Democracy: Republican Actions and Democratic Failures, 2016-2021 (September, 2024, now available on Amazon and soon to be available from IngramSpark).

His most recent book, Don’t Be Stupid. Pay Attention, Damn It! Advice for Undecided Voters and Voters Leaning Toward Trump, will be available on Amazon and IngramSpark in late October, 2024.

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