Posted on 09/21/2019 9:52:16 AM PDT by bitt
Buzz Paterson, the White House military aide who carried the “nuclear football” information for former President Bill Clinton, said that a member of the intelligence community broke the “circle of trust” by filing a complaint with the Intelligence Community Inspector General about a private phone call President Trump had with a world leader, as well as leaking this information to Congress.
According to media reports, the intelligence official had filed a complaint with the ICIG alleging an inappropriate promise made by the president.
“I was President Bill Clinton’s Air Force military aide from 1996 to 1999,” Patterson told The Epoch Times, explaining that he lived and worked in the White House while serving Clinton.
“When it comes to making or receiving phone calls for the president, I was the call screener for calls when the rest of the staff went home,” Patterson said. “A lot of times it was Russia, occasionally China, sometimes Egypt or the UK.”
Patterson explained the process by which the President asks the military aide to put him on the line with a foreign leader, “The military aide goes to the State Department, makes sure the military aide is on the line as well, then we talk to whoever the handlers are for the foreign leader.”
“Oftentimes, President Clinton would say would you stay on the line and take notes? The NSC (National Security Council) and State Department would also do that—we would all listen in when the 2 principals talk. Sometimes he would say to me, get me on the line with the (foreign leader) and don’t be on the line. And we would do that. I sat in on or listened to countless phone calls between President Clinton and foreign leaders,” Patterson said.
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I would kick everyone off the line if it were intended to be a private conversation.
Anyone know the modern version of the 80’s 90’s era “Motorola STU III” secure telephone unit ??
The 15 minutes of fame for someone with a high security clearance and who probably has sign non-disclosure paperwork should be a stiff penalty at the very least.
Recall this guy, take him to courts-martial, reduce him in rank and retire him at a much lower pay grade.
If he was enlisted this breach of trust would be under serious discussion.
I overheard NPR’s ‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me’ this morning and the first few minutes were absolute, vile slurs against the President. Why do we fund an openly Marxist propaganda outlet? Why are we forced to do this?
“Why are we forced to do this?”
Because we allowed it.
That’s why.
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I'll bet there's lots of commie leftovers from 'other' administrations too. It's time to clean house.
Somehow, I smell Comey. He knows the routines.
yes but ... Clinton was a democrat and stuff like that is not an issue, like taking cash orders for military secrets from the Chinese.
DJT is the Republican who stole the election from the beloved Hillary and is subject to far higher standards - especially if something could be used to get rid of him.
As long as President Trump does nothing to rid himself of the left over swampers in his administration that are trying everything possible to get him removed from office, things aren’t going to change and eventually the swampers will succeed.
and eventually the swampers will succeed.
I am fored to surmise that Trump can’t do what he wants to do to these cretins until he’s won a second term. It was predictable and predicted that Trump would suffer if he didn’t slap these Treasonites down HARD.
He would have to fire about 80% of .fedgov to do that.
He is HATED by career technocrats and .gov workers. To the point I hope he starts using private security after he leaves office.
Everyone in DC views Trump as an evil madman, and a clear threat to their continued employment.
At that point, what do you do?
LOL !!
Scorched earth!
It is my belief that the American people are strong enough to pick up the pieces and rebuild. If they are not, then they have no right to survive as a nation.
Horndog Clinton hit on Patterson’s wife.
You do what any sensible conservative ought to do: ask Hillary!
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