"Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Mike Levine of ABC News reported today that sources have told them that former president Trump shared information about U.S. nuclear subs with Anthony Pratt, an Australian billionaire who was a member of the Mar-a-Lago club. The sources say Pratt then shared that information with at least 45 others: more than a dozen foreign officials, his own employees, and a few journalists. Trump allegedly shared the exact number of nuclear warheads U.S. submarines carry, and exactly how close they can get to a Russian submarine without being detected.
Former defense secretary William Cohen explained to CNN’s Anderson Cooper how information about nuclear submarines fit into the larger picture of what’s known as the nuclear triad, the land, sea, and air systems that protect the U.S. “Out of the triad,” he said, “the submarine is the one that is most secure for us because it's not targetable…. So they're special. And he is giving away special information on what is protecting us around the world.”
FBI agents and the team overseen by special counsel Jack Smith, looking into Trump’s mishandling of national security documents, have interviewed Pratt at least twice. About a year ago, on November 9, 2022, U.S. Navy nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, Dianna, were sentenced to more than 19 years in prison for conspiring to sell classified information about nuclear-powered warships to a foreign country.
“Naval nuclear engineer Jonathan Toebbe was entrusted with our nation’s critical secrets and, along with his wife Diana Toebbe, put the security of our country at risk for financial gain,” U.S. Attorney Cindy Chung for the Western District of Pennsylvania said at the time. “Their serious criminal conduct betrayed and endangered the Department of the Navy’s loyal and selfless service members. The seriousness of the offense in this case cannot be overstated.” Heather Cox Richardson
@phranny saidThis is seriously inexcusable.
"Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin, and Mike Levine of ABC News reported today that sources have told them that former president Trump shared information about U.S. nuclear subs with Anthony Pratt, an Australian billionaire who was a member of the Mar-a-Lago club. The sources say Pratt then shared that information with at least 45 others: more than a dozen foreign official ...[text shortened]... e members. The seriousness of the offense in this case cannot be overstated.” Heather Cox Richardson
I don't care if the guy is uncurably stupid, this malfeasance cannot stand.
@jj-adams saidThere is information, then there is classified information. Leave it to you Trump-lovers to continually make the case that possessing classified documents is no big deal.
How many missiles nuke subs carry, etc, is common knowledge and can be found in Janes Defense Magazine.
Sharing the information in those classified documents should land one in prison for a lengthy term at the very least just as it did for the two in the OP.
No one is above the law, especially one who has current charges against him and one who has shown unmitigated disdain for the country that made him rich.
@suzianne saidThere is classified information, and then there is classified information.
There is information, then there is classified information. Leave it to you Trump-lovers to continually make the case that possessing classified documents is no big deal.
Sharing the information in those classified documents should land one in prison for a lengthy term at the very least just as it did for the two in the OP.
No one is above the law, especially o ...[text shortened]... nt charges against him and one who has shown unmitigated disdain for the country that made him rich.
A lot of so-called classified information can be read about in Janes and is common knowledge.
@suzianne saidwe need to find out how those documents wound up in a garage behind a corvette dont we?
There is information, then there is classified information. Leave it to you Trump-lovers to continually make the case that possessing classified documents is no big deal.
Sharing the information in those classified documents should land one in prison for a lengthy term at the very least just as it did for the two in the OP.
No one is above the law, especially o ...[text shortened]... nt charges against him and one who has shown unmitigated disdain for the country that made him rich.
Democrats weaponizing our justice system for political gain is the BIG ISSUE here. Smith is doing what he is paid to do, attack the opposition with ILLEGAL LEAKS. Doesnt matter if true or not, the leaks do the damage they are supposed to do, and no one to hold accountable.
“Trump never showed any government documents to Pratt. In fact, according to Pratt, everything Trump told him about the nuclear submarines was already in news reports because of Joe Biden’s negotiations with Australia over a deal for them to purchase nuclear subs from the US.
Jack Smith never included Trump’s conversation with Pratt in his 37-count indictment or superseding indictment in the classified documents case. This is just another hit job by Biden’s dirty DOJ.
Another day, another lie, another fake news story about Trump leaked by Jack Smith’s prosecutors.”
@mott-the-hoople saidNo, your undying faith in a criminal narcissist is the issue here.
Democrats weaponizing our justice system for political gain is the BIG ISSUE here. Smith is doing what he is paid to do, attack the opposition with ILLEGAL LEAKS. Doesnt matter if true or not, the leaks do the damage they are supposed to do, and no one to hold accountable.
“Trump never showed any government documents to Pratt. In fact, according to Pratt, everyth ...[text shortened]...
Another day, another lie, another fake news story about Trump leaked by Jack Smith’s prosecutors.”
So caught up with your tongue in that man’s arse hair you are, that you are blinded to that which is very obvious to everyone outside of the US.
Flailing around like a demented retard, blaming everything on democrats. Seriously. You alt-right-wingers have lost grip on reality and actually believe this crap your spouting.
Unbelievable.
@jj-adams saidI’m pretty sure the proximity abilities of your subs are not in there. He told the guy how close to enemy subs US subs can get without being detected.
How many missiles nuke subs carry, etc, is common knowledge and can be found in Janes Defense Magazine.
Is their no level of bare faced treason you mealy mouthed trump sycophants won’t excuse him for. He should be hanging from the nearest yardarm, if it would take the orange slobs weight
@mott-the-hoople saidTrump doesn't have a Corvette.
we need to find out how those documents wound up in a garage behind a corvette dont we?
How'd they wind up in the crapper at Mar-a-Lago?
You guys were harping about National Security before Trump turned traitor. Now it's no big deal. We get it, already. You're liars and hypocrites. How easily you give up your principles for a con man.
@mott-the-hoople saidAnother Trump Fairy Tale.
Democrats weaponizing our justice system for political gain is the BIG ISSUE here. Smith is doing what he is paid to do, attack the opposition with ILLEGAL LEAKS. Doesnt matter if true or not, the leaks do the damage they are supposed to do, and no one to hold accountable.
“Trump never showed any government documents to Pratt. In fact, according to Pratt, everyth ...[text shortened]...
Another day, another lie, another fake news story about Trump leaked by Jack Smith’s prosecutors.”
Get serious. Stop making a fool out of yourself.
The DoJ and the FBI are simply doing their jobs. Of course this scares the crap out of the Repubs because they're the ones doing the crimes.
Trump is right, he COULD shoot someone in the middle of 5th Avenue and you idiots would still vote for him.
How dare you call the truth a lie, when Dear Donald told 40,000 whoppers during his time in the Oval Office.
@suzianne said“Trump doesn't have a Corvette.”
Trump doesn't have a Corvette.
How'd they wind up in the crapper at Mar-a-Lago?
You guys were harping about National Security before Trump turned traitor. Now it's no big deal. We get it, already. You're liars and hypocrites. How easily you give up your principles for a con man.
wonder who does? 😉
@divegeester saidAnd what about the total number of warheads on all of our subs on active duty? Yes we know that the number of specific weapons on a particular sub is easily found in Jane's but the total number of warheads in the combined fleets is a heretofore unpublished number. For obvious reasons.
What about how close US subs can get to Russian subs undetected?
@mott-the-hoople saidI know someone who does. Did they steal classified documents?
“Trump doesn't have a Corvette.”
wonder who does? 😉
How did the documents end up in a crapper at Mar-a-Lago?