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"A bombshell story from a forthcoming book by veteran journalist Bob Woodward today revealed that in 2020, when he was president, Trump secretly shipped Covid-19 testing equipment to Russian president Vladimir Putin for his own personal use at a time when Americans could not get it."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
"A Trump aide told Woodward that Trump and Putin have spoken as many as seven times since Trump left the White House, prompting Edward Luce of the Financial Times to comment: 'What possible business could an out-of-office U.S. president have to call Vladimir Putin seven times?' Woodward recounts a moment when Trump told a senior aide to leave the room so 'he could have what he said was a private phone call with Russian president Vladimir Putin.'"
As Brad Reed reports, though Trump and his folks immediately denied that he had sent Putin Covid testing machines, the Kremlin has confirmed that Trump, in fact, did just that.
"Though the US and Russia did share medical equipment such as ventilators in the early stages of the pandemic, Trump’s decision to send Putin Covid testing machines would probably have proved hugely controversial if known.
Apparently recognizing this, Putin reportedly told Trump: 'Please don’t tell anybody you sent these to me.'”
~ Martin Pengelly
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/08/trump-putin-covid-test-machines-bob-woodward
"I think there are two key words here — not only according to Woodward's book did Trump send some to Putin — but it was a secret shipment for Putin's personal use.'"
~ Jamie Gangel
Gangel is highlighting the words "personal use."
“'Everybody was scrambling to get these kits,' she said, adding, 'This guy who is president of the United States is sending them to Russia, to a murderous dictator, for his personal use.'"
~ Kamala Harris
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/08/us/harris-trump-election
"Let me get this straight, according to Bob Woodward’s new book War, Donald Trump was sitting in Mar-a-Lago on a trove of stolen U.S. national secrets and while there, had Vladimir Putin on speed dial for regular private chats? After he tried to overthrow our government?
And Putin is helping his campaign now by flooding our electorate with toxic disinformation? And there are people who would actually vote for this guy?"
~ David Rothkopf
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-having-putin-on-speed-dial-isnt-funny-its-terrifying
@wdlindsy And it's not even illegal
@suedorazio I think the possession of classified documents is illegal, but Trump's stooge Aileen Cannon has effective quashed that case.
@wdlindsy Yeah I used to believe in the rule of law, too.
@suedorazio I intend to keep believing in it, though I've seen all my life that the law is applied — when it's applied partially, on grounds of race, social status, and economic status. That gives me more incentive to continue believing in the rule of law.
@wdlindsy I'm trying.
@wdlindsy@toad.social@suedorazio It's a struggle against the weight of history to think the law can count for all — but if it's to mean anything at all, it has to do so, I think.