September 28, 2020

Trump’s debts and foreign deals pose security risks, former intelligence officials say

Source: The Washington Post

Journalists: Yeganeh Torbati, Greg Miller

Security teams at U.S. spy agencies are constantly scouring employee records for signs of potential compromise: daunting levels of debt, troubling overseas entanglements, hidden streams of income, and a penchant for secrecy or deceit to avoid exposure.

President Trump would check nearly every box of this risk profile based on revelations in the New York Times from his long-secret tax records that former intelligence officials and security experts said raise profound questions about whether he should be trusted to safeguard U.S. secrets and interests.

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  • Jeffrey Edmonds

    Adjunct Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Program

    Jeffrey Edmonds is an expert on U.S. national security, having covered numerous geographical regions and their implications for U.S. security interests. He most recently serve...