Trump's Pro-Russian coup is in progress. Get off the couch and ACT TODAY TO STOP IT!
Tomorrow may be too late.
BACKGROUND
1) "James Rowles, “"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,” Trenchant Observations, August 14, 2024;
2) Phillps. P. O'Brien, "What if the USA is about to Become an Ally of Putin?"Phillips’ Newsletter, November 14, 2024
3) 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);
4) 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);
5)Josh Rogin, “Gabbard’s lack of judgment and flights from reality are disqualifying; You can’t believe foreign propaganda more than your intelligence agencies — and hope to run them,” Washington Post, November 15, 2024 (5:43 p.m. EST).
Donald Trump is pulling out all the stops to install his pro-Russian nominees in key national security positions, including Director of National Intelligence, Secretary of Defense, and Attorney General.
Read the articles by Karen Tumulty, Phillps. P. O'Brien, and Josh Rogin cited above, using the accompanying links.
The key decisions may come in the next 24-48 hours, as Republican Senators decide whether to acquiesce in Trump’s recess appointments scheme, or to loudly and publicly reject it.
If Senators are cowed by their fear of crossing Trump, they need to reflect deeply on what placing a Russian asset in the office of Director of National Intelligence would mean for U.S. foreign policy, for intelligence sharing with our Five Eyes partners (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom) and others (e.g., Israel, France, and Germany), and for the infiltration by Russian agents of other parts of the U.S. government (e.g., the judicial system).
THIS A FIVE-ALARM FIRE!
YOU AND EVERYONE YOU KNOW NEED TO ACT TODAY!
CALL AND EMAIL YOUR REPUBLICAN SENATOR RIGHT NOW AND DEMAND THAT THEY UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT OF SENATE CONFIRMATION OF CABINET AND OTHE SENIOR OFFICIALS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Let them know that if they fail to speak out against Trump’s recession appointments scheme, you will actively work to secure their defeat in the next election.
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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, (November 11, 2024) is now available on Amazon.
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