Trump admin ‘continues to ignore threats to national security’: Brennan on Nvidia CEO scandal

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IMPLATTS. THAT'S WHAT WE DO TODAY THERE IS NEW. SCRUTINY AROUND THE PRESIDENT'S DECISION. TO ALLOW NAVIDIA'S EMBATTLED CEO TO. HITCH A RIDE ON AIR FORCE ONE BACK IN MAY. THE NEW YORK TIMES IS REPORTING. THAT PRIOR TO JENSEN HUANG BOARDING. THE PLANE FOR A TRIP TO CHINA, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO RUBIO. MADE A POINT TO REMIND TRUMP. ABOUT KEY INTELLIGENCE. THAT HUANG WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP. with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy. The Times, citing people with.

knowledge of the matter, noted this was at least the second time. in seven months. that the president had been told. of the intelligence. But he still allowed Huang on the plane. The reporting is at odds with the president and said. and when pressed about what he knew. and when he knew it. When you went to China earlier this year in May, did you know about these alleged ties. with the Chinese spy then? No, I didn't hear about it then. But a lot of people have heard about it. and Jensen totally denies that.

I wanted you to put a finer point. on when exactly you were made aware. of the intelligence around Jensen Wang. Oh, I'd have to check. But this has been going on. But there are reports that Secretary Rubio put. an intelligence memo out last year. Did you read that? Well, I'd certainly check with the intelligence. people. They could have been mentioned. Certainly it didn't make much of an impact on me. Let's bring in former CIA Director John Brennan. He's also an MSNOW Senior National Security. and Intel Analyst. Good to see you, Director Brennan. So many questions for you.

The president reportedly gets. this warning literally right. before Hwang boards the plane. and he lets him board anyway. Is there any rationale you can imagine. for allowing that to happen? No, Alicia. But it's unsurprising that he would lie. about it publicly and it's unsurprising also. that he would disregard the intelligence. It's certainly consistent with his behavior. and his actions to date. And I don't know what the security. protocols are currently in terms. of people who go on Air Force One, whether or not Jensen was able to carry. on any type of electronic devices,

whether it be phones or tablets or laptops, whatever else. But the Chinese have very, very sophisticated. technical capabilities. And I don't believe that Jensen. and all was a recruited asset. of Chinese intelligence. But, you know, given that there was a. Chinese. intelligence operative who got. so close to him for an extended period of time, I'm sure he would have, you know, engaged in some type of activity. that unwitting to him that was. something supportive. of what Chinese intelligence objectives. and goals were. So, again, the fact that, you know,

Donald Trump is just so dismissive, I think it just really reveals just how much. of a danger he presents to our national security. Well, it was an-it's an indictment. on the president. Is it also an indictment on FBI Director Kash Patel? What role would the FBI ordinarily play. in something like this? Well, I think it has been reported. I guess Jensen wasn't given a defensive. of briefing about you know this individual. that he was in a relationship. with which is just such a failure. because that's what the fbi is supposed to be. doing especially somebody head.

of nvidia you know one of the the world's most. powerful and important companies so it's clear. that you know the fbi given that has been. distracted with all of these weaponization. efforts and other types of things. that it's involved in it's really i think lost sight. of the importance of counterintelligence. investigations and making sure. that there's safeguards put in place to protect our. country. from exactly this type of espionage. I think this memo from Secretary Rubio. is also notable,

both in terms of what it could mean. on its face in terms of trying to persuade. the president to pay attention to. his own intelligence community, but also given that. POLITICAL AMBITIONS, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE. WANTED TO. BE ON RECORD WITH THIS, MAKING SURE THAT HE AT. LEAST HAD. ACKNOWLEDGED THE INTELLIGENCE ON THIS MATTER? WELL, THE DEPARTMENT OF state has a very. important role in these types of matters. So I do think Secretary Rubio was.

doing the right thing. I question what was going on. in the Department of Commerce. and the FBI and other places, but I'm glad that Secretary Rubio brought. that to Trump's attention, but it seemed to be. disregarded. And this is when Rubio takes. Trump figuratively by the lapels. and says, wait a minute, this is really a serious. issue. You need to pay attention to this and not. JUST ALLOW THE PRESIDENT TO BE DISMISSIVE OF IT. WE HEARD THE PRESIDENT SAY THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE. INTELLIGENCE QUOTE, CERTAINLY IT DIDN'T MAKE MUCH OF AN.

IMPACT ON ME. JUST STEPPING AWAY FROM EVEN. THE QUESTION OF NVIDIA AND And the Chinese, what does it tell you about the president. and how he views the intelligence community, how much she listens to them and what that means. for our national security? Well, again, consistent with all the. reports. that Trump doesn't take seriously. any of the intelligence, of course. But also I think, you know, raises questions about what. else is. he not paying attention to? What else has been brought to his attention. that is being ignored? And so, you know, thank goodness we have a.

free and open. press in this country, because if it wasn't for. the recent reporting. about Jensen Huang and this Chinese. intelligence operative, we wouldn't be aware of this. So I'm hoping that there's going to be. these very rigorous investigations on the part. of the congressional committees. of jurisdiction that's going to look into this. But my goodness, you know, this administration. continues to just. ignore these threats and these dangers. to our national security. To that point about congressional. investigations, you have House Republicans. now. considering issuing a subpoena to Huang.

if he doesn't respond to a request. for a closed-door briefing about this relationship. with this woman. What questions should members. of Congress be asking him? There's so many just trying to have an accounting. of all of his interactions with this woman and what. type. of access she might have had to his office, his place of residence. There's just a whole litany of things. It's unfortunate that we have a Department. of Justice that is under the thumb. of Donald Trump, because this is something. that Department.

of Justice, along with the FBI, should be very rigorously pursuing. But that's why I think it's going to be up. to now a Democratic-led Congress to make sure. that there's a thorough, comprehensive and intrusive. investigation on this. Because what the Chinese might have been able. to accomplish here and in other instances, I think is yet to TO BE TRULY UNDERSTOOD. DIRECTOR BRENNAN, THE OTHER DEVELOPING STORY. THAT WE'RE. FOLLOWING IS THE ARREST OF A U .S. ARMY SOLDIER IN THE U .K. ON SUSPICION OF ESPIONAGE RELATED TO RUSSIA.

THE WASHINGTON POST IS reporting. that no sensitive information was passed. But this case, what's happening with NVIDIA, it all comes ahead of the president. traveling to the APEX summit where he's. expected to meet with Putin, with Xi. Does that raise any concerns. for you well clearly you know this individual. who was part of the nato's rapid reaction corps. i mean this is exactly the type of thing. that russia is interested in trying to understand. exactly. how well nato is positioned to deal. with any type of you know russian assault. or intrusion so it just shows that russia.

and china are going to continue to try to take. advantage of any vulnerabilities. or opportunities they have. to gain insight into our capabilities. but unfortunately the Trump administration. is making their jobs easier and as Trump gets together. with folks. at the senior levels of foreign governments. again it raises questions. about what is he saying to them. and what signals is he sending to THEM THAT IS, IN FACT, I THINK, ENCOURAGING THEM TO GO DOWN THESE ROWS.