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Russia Hoax Investigation & Ukraine Peace Deal: Gen. Keith Kellogg & Sean Davis

Sean SpicerAugust 27, 202548 min5,855 views
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Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Efforts

  • 🎯 Steve Witkoff, President's special envoy, met with Putin to broker a comprehensive ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine war.
  • 🤝 The goal is a step-by-step process starting with a ceasefire (air, sea, land, infrastructure) and moving to a long-term peace plan with security guarantees for Ukraine.
  • 🇺🇦 Ukraine has agreed to a term sheet, and the focus is now on securing Russian agreement.
  • 🇷🇺 Russia's significant economic and military losses may incentivize Putin to seek a peace plan.

Potential Prosecutions for the "Russia Hoax"

  • ⚖️ A grand jury investigation is being impaneled, potentially leading to multiple criminal prosecutions related to the "Russia hoax."
  • 🔍 Investigators are gathering documentary evidence and interviewing individuals, starting with lower-level personnel before bringing in key players.
  • 🗓️ Indictments are not expected immediately, as the process requires thorough fact-finding.
  • 🏛️ The investigation could span various potential charges, including conspiracy, perjury, and fraud.

"Russia Hoax" Origins and Evidence

  • 💡 New intelligence suggests that Russia may not have had a strong preference for Trump winning the 2016 election and that their cyber activities had no impact.
  • 🚫 A Presidential Daily Brief indicating this was allegedly pulled to prevent President-elect Trump from seeing it.
  • 📧 An email from Leonard Bernardo (Open Society Foundation) to Hillary Clinton suggested using the "Trump and Russian hackers" narrative to distract from her email scandal.
  • 🕵️ James Comey unilaterally announced no charges against Clinton, a decision potentially influenced by intelligence regarding Loretta Lynch's meeting with Clinton's campaign.

Whistleblower Retaliation Allegations

  • 📢 A whistleblower reportedly refused to sign off on fabricated intel assessments related to the "Russia hoax."
  • ⚠️ Allegations suggest James Clapper and others threatened the whistleblower and denied them a promotion, indicating potential retaliation and obstruction.
  • 📰 The Federalist has reported on this whistleblower, and the DOJ is reportedly investigating the matter.
  • 📰 The mainstream media has largely ignored these developments, which implicate them as co-conspirators in the "hoax."

Military Aid and Strategy for Ukraine

  • 🇺🇸 The US has supplied significant military equipment to Ukraine, but further large-scale aid may fall to European nations.
  • 🛡️ Ukraine is capable of defensive fighting but lacks the manpower and equipment for a large-scale offensive to reclaim occupied territories.
  • 🏭 The US defense industrial base is operating on a peacetime schedule and needs to be ramped up to sustain prolonged support.
  • 🤝 President Trump's approach emphasizes negotiation and potentially increasing enforcement of sanctions against Russia.
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