WASHINGTON – a group national security Experts led by members of the cabinet from the Trump administration confirmed it past President Donald Trump On Wednesday, he called him a “peacemaker,” citing his foreign policy experience.
The group, organized by former Trump national security adviser Robert O’Brien and former National Security Council chief of staff Alex Gray, wrote in the letter that “ensuring peace” is “Trump’s legacy.”
Among the more than 300 signatories are former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, who ran against Trump in this year’s Republican primary, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe.
The letter was issued against the backdrop of the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel in the Middle East, as well as Russia’s war in Ukraine. Trump recently compared the Middle East conflict to a “school fight” and said he would negotiate on it.this is good for both parties“In the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Shortly before the letter was released, federal prosecutors led by special counsel Jack Smith argued. In a 165-page application Many of Trump’s actions since his loss are not subject to a recent Supreme Court ruling that gives presidents broad immunity for official acts. Prosecutors say Trump and the co-conspirators illegally tried to prevent Congress from confirming the results of the 2020 election by working more in the personal and campaign sphere than in their official duties.
One of the signatories of Wednesday’s letter was former Attorney General William Barr, who called last year’s Jan. 6 indictment a “legitimate case.”
“There was a big mistake here” Barr told PBS at time. “And I think it’s reasonable to say it’s about obstruction of justice.”
The former national security officials did not mention the January 6 incident in their letter, but it offers a counterpoint to critics who argue that Trump’s behavior has put the nation at risk. They wrote that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris failed to keep the country safe.
“The policies of the Biden-Harris Administration have invited conflict, undermined America’s standing around the world, and endangered our national security,” the letter said. “For the past four years, peace around the world has been undermined by America’s valiant enemies.”
A person familiar with the effort to collect signatures and write the letter, which refers to the Sermon on the Mount and the “Judeo-Christian principles on which our nation was founded,” said it proved Trump could fill the new administration. high quality assistants.
“This letter shows that the establishment and the left are very wrong to say that the president will not attract top talent for a second term,” the person said.
Trump’s first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, or defense secretaries James Mattis and Mark Esper are not among the signatories.