Their new mission? Foil Trump. Ex-intelligence officials run for Congress as Democrats.

[orangecrush]

They put their lives on the line in foreign war zones, conducted secret missions to collect valuable intelligence and made enormous sacrifices for their country — only to see their former colleagues disrespected by President Donald Trump.

Now, driven by the president's conduct, they're taking matters into their own hands and gearing up for a different challenge: Running for Congress as Democrats.


Fed up with what they see as Trump's disdain and distrust of the intelligence community — and his refusal to embrace fully the conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election — an unusually large number of former intelligence officers and operatives are campaigning for office as Democrats in this fall's midterm elections, according to experts.

For many — like Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's Richmond-area 7th Congressional District and Elissa Slotkin in Michigan's Lansing-area 8th Congressional District — it's a matter of restoring respect for the agencies they gave so much of themselves to.


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https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna907291

[Qutzupalotl]

1. Spanberger had her security clearance application stolen* and used

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unredacted by Republicans, who had to know it was stolen* and wrong. She sent out a warning to all the other former intel officials running that the same could happen to them because one party is thoroughly corrupt. All the more reason to run, IMO.

*improperly released

[orangecrush]

2. Didn't know that...

Thanks.

[Qutzupalotl]

3. Here's a discussion with more info:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11077934

[orangecrush]

4. Thanks!