1/ February 13 Shelby Pierson gives a briefing to Congress indicating Russia was continuing actions to re-elect Trump.

This led to the sacking of Joseph Maguire, Andrew Hallman and Jason Klitenic from ODNI.

My speculation? Hallman and Klitenic were somehow corrupted by China. https://twitter.com/sethjlevy/status/1247372640232321034
2/ Then Kash Patel and Richard Grenell we’re moved to run ODNI.

@mizdonna can attest that at the time I believed the actions by Pierson were an op.

Mrs. Pierson was used as a catalyst to remove Hallman and Klitenic.
3/ You don’t fire someone who loyally carries out an op on your behalf for the benefit of the country.

What was one of Grenell’s early decisions on February 25? To keep Pierson.

https://www.newsmax.com/politics/richard-grenell-shelby-pierson-election-security/2020/02/25/id/955728/
4/ “If you have evidence that people were corrupted by China, why do you need an Op to fire people?”

Well if you need it done quickly before you leave to India and you want to mask your real reasons from the Chinese then a “muh Russia Trump is pissed” op is perfect cover.
5/ What kind of a person would China compromise? One with a sterling reputation. One “in a position to know the coordinating of effort throughout the intelligence community”.

Someone hard to fire.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-is-helping-elect-trump-again-intel-official-says
6/ Trump told a reporter if it weren’t for the job his team has done we wouldn’t have a country.

I bet he wishes he could tell the full story.

I don’t know Hallman and I don’t have evidence that he was leveraged by China but the timeline says Trump needed him out quickly.
7/ History is likely to record January to March 2020 as one of the most consequential periods in American history. It will be a story of American ascension in the face of overwhelming adversity all made possible by a very stable genius.

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