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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGerman intelligence committee head calls Donald Trump 'a security risk to the Western world'
German intelligence committee head calls Donald Trump 'a security risk to the Western world'Burkhard Lischka says President should safeguard 'exclusive and highly sensitive information'
Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden 2 hours ago
A senior German politician has called Donald Trump a security risk to the Western world amid reports the US President disclosed classified information from a vital ally to Russia.
Burkhard Lischka, who sits on the Bundestags intelligence oversight committee, said: If it proves to be true that the American president passed on internal intelligence matters that would be highly worrying."
Noting that Mr Trump has access to exclusive and highly sensitive information including in the area of combating terrorism the Social Democratic Party (SDP) politician said that if the President passes this information to other governments at will, then Trump becomes a security risk for the entire western world.
Allegations that the President passed Russian officials classified intelligence on Isis threats relating to a widening laptop ban on passenger aircraft have threatened to damage the US relationship with allies.
The information reportedly shared in last weeks closed-door meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and ambassador Sergey Kislyak is said to have been received under an intelligence sharing agreement with Israel.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/german-mp-burkhard-lischka-donald-trump-security-risk-western-world-russia-classified-bundestag-a7740031.html
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German intelligence committee head calls Donald Trump 'a security risk to the Western world' (Original Post)
workinclasszero
May 2017
OP
Maybe the European countries are waking up to the fact that Putin's puppet
workinclasszero
May 2017
#4
HipChick
(25,485 posts)1. More countries need to call out the menance in the WH
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)4. Maybe the European countries are waking up to the fact that Putin's puppet
Is a real threat to their respective governments.
cheyanne
(733 posts)2. Putin successfully isolates US from allies, only friend left is Russia.
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)7. Trump will destroy all the good will we have with Europe
Putin hates NATO and wants to weaken it just like his boy Trump weakens America.
Zoonart
(11,834 posts)3. This overseas trip ...
should be canceled.
How can we, the American people, allow this criminal buffoon to completely wreck a century worth for diplomacy?
It truly boggles the mind.
dalton99a
(81,404 posts)5. That is a statement of fact.
Cha
(296,867 posts)6. Ya think!