Donald Trump handed Attorney General William Barr a blank check to use any information from any intelligence agency to pursue his political opponents. That’s not just a step toward an authoritarian government; it’s the definition. And, as might be expected, it’s also the end of meaningful U.S. cooperation with intelligence agencies of other nations.
As CNN reports, Trump didn’t just authorize Barr to declassify any document he wants; he specifically stuck his fingers into two eyes of the Five Eyes international intelligence cooperative. "I hope he looks at the UK and I hope he looks at Australia and I hope he looks at Ukraine," Trump told reporters.
Trump is publicly announcing that his chief political officer is going to examine classified information from America’s allies, and use that information for political show trials. That’s a concern not just for what it says about the future of American justice, but also for what it says right now about America’s national security.
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