NEW: More evidence that Trump doesn’t give a shit about the men and women who risk and sacrifice their lives in service to our country’s intelligence apparatus. To him, potentially exposing sources is “neat” and “sexy”. abcnews.go.com/US/appalled-wi…

Two stories from today:

The Hunter Biden narratives that Republicans have spent five years pretending to care about have run aground.

Donald Trump's sons, who would run his business empire again if he was elected president, are key players staffing his administration.

Moscow Marge and the Transcarpathian Gambit

The GOP’s most colorful Congresswoman has a well-developed penchant for pushing Kremlin lies at Ukraine’s expense – what’s going on here?

(with shout-outs to Jay in Kyiv & Alex Finley)

topsecretumbra.substack.com/p/moscow-marge…

In Germany, an assistant to an Alternative for Germany deputy was arrested on charges of spying for China

In #Germany , an aide to Maximilian Krah, an EP deputy from the Alternative for Germany (AfD), has been arrested. Prosecutors allege that Jiang Guo is an employee of a

By 'popular with the ladies,' Jesse means, 'Pays $130K for a short fuck, then another $400K to prevent her from revealing how bad it was.'

Reportedly the EU parliament staffer who was spying for China worked for the AfD party which itself is infiltrated by spies for Russia. Good work all around!

Makes sense!

WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s appeal has been rejected. He’ll be held in pre-trial detention until at least June 30. But members of the media were let in to see him for the first time in months.

Here's a story I wrote years ago about Trump, Pecker, catch-and-kill, and its parallels to Trump's relationship with Russia. publicintegrity.org/national-secur…

(CNN) —Donald Trump’s valet Walt Nauta was told that if he was charged with lying to the FBI, the former president would pardon him when he won a second term in 2024, according to notes from an interview with a witness in the federal classified documents investigation.

CNN

Still funny

This story has everything! Russian spies, Italian spies, a rogue prime minister, and a caviar- and vodka-fueled orgy at an Italian palazzo. How the son of a KGB officer secured himself a British peership. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfinle…

The Russian press has turned on US House Speaker Mike Johnson with insults such as “total scatterbrain”, “brainwashed” & “the look of a traitor.” Which shows that House approval of the $61bn aid package for Ukraine has struck a raw nerve in Moscow. #ReadingRussia

The strongest person I know. Evan should be free, with his family and The Wall Street Journal colleagues. We'll keep fighting until that happens.

#FreeEvan #IStandWithEvan

Liz Cheney just said something deeply troubling: If SCOTUS delays immunity ruling, voters might be denied critical info about Trump's conduct while the mob raged, which Jack Smith has. That would reward Trump allies for their coverup.

New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/180896…