The Russia watchTrump discusses U.S. withdrawal from NATO; Trump’s deference to the Kremlin; cyberattacks on Treasury bonds, and more

Published 16 January 2019

·  Trump has reportedly discussed withdrawing from NATO. That would be great for Russia.

·  Donald Trump’s pattern of deference to the kremlin is clear

·  The interpreter-gate fallout is here

·  Russian media on mute over Trump-Putin meetings

  Mueller probes an event with Nunes, Flynn, and foreign officials at Trump’s D.C. hotel

·  Mueller is holding top secret intelligence that will sink the Trump presidency

·  “The president has been acting on Russia’s behalf”: U.S. officials are shocked by Trump’s asset-like behavior

·  Cyberattack on Treasury bonds could be the missing ingredient for next economic crisis

Trump has reportedly discussed withdrawing from NATO. That would be great for Russia. (Emily Stewart, Vox)
According to the New York Times, Trump brought up pulling out of NATO several times in 2018.

Donald Trump’s pattern of deference to the kremlin is clear (David A. Graham, Defense One)
Any specific incident might be explained away fairly easily. As a pattern, they’re too weird to dismiss with a shrug.

The interpreter-gate fallout is here (Kevin Fitzpatrick, Vanity Fair)
Alarmed by his attitudes on Russia, U.S. officials are considering extraordinary actions to force transparency on the president.

Russian media on mute over Trump-Putin meetings (Coda Story)
Revelations from The Washington Post that President Trump has concealed details of his meetings with President Putin, which have triggered renewed speculation that the American leader may be a “Russian asset,” were quickly dismissed by the Kremlin-backed RT network as “the latest gossip piece.”

Mueller probes an event with Nunes, Flynn, and foreign officials at Trump’s D.C. hotel ((Erin Banco, Asawin Suebsaeng, Betsy Woodruff, Spencer Ackerman, Daily Beast)
Devin Nunes has been a pitbull for the president, growling at the prosecutors investigating Trumpworld. Now an event that Nunes himself attended is under Mueller’s microscope.

Mueller is holding top secret intelligence that will sink the Trump presidency (John R. Schindler, Observer)
Another day, another bombshell emanating from the Special Counsel investigation into President Donald Trump and his links to the Kremlin. We now have more proof that Robert Mueller really does know everything about 2016—and I can exclusively tell you how he knows it.