According to bombshell new reporting from the Washington Post, inside sources have now revealed that there are two very specific questions that Donald Trump and his administration are using to weed out candidates that don’t subscribe to his MAGA ways for top positions in intelligence and law enforcement: whether or not they believe the January 6th Capitol insurrection was an “inside job” and whether or not they believe the 2020 US presidential election was “stolen.”
The Post report reads:
Candidates for top national security positions in the Trump administration have faced questions that appear designed to determine whether they have embraced the president’s false claims about the outcome of the 2020 election and its aftermath, according to people familiar with cases of such screening.
The questions asked of several current and former officials up for top intelligence agency and law enforcement posts revolved around two events that have become President Donald Trump’s litmus test to distinguish friend from foe: the result of the 2020 election and the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to the people, who, like others interviewed for this report, spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the matter’s sensitivity.
These people said that two individuals, both former officials who were being considered for positions within the intelligence community, were asked to give ‘yes’ or ‘no’ responses to the questions: Was Jan. 6 ‘an inside job?’ And was the 2020 presidential election ‘stolen?’
These individuals, who did not give the desired straight ‘yes’ answers, were not selected. It is not clear whether other factors contributed to the decision.”
The Post goes on to report that, according to sources, at least two other people who were interviewed for senior positions in FBI field offices near the capital were asked similar questions, such as, “Who were the ‘real patriots’ on Jan. 6? Who won the 2020 election? Who is your ‘real boss?'”
When asked for comments about the disturbing allegations, White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly told the newspaper, “It is entirely appropriate that candidates for national security positions in the Trump administration align with President Trump’s agenda to put America First.”
You can read the full, bombshell report from the Washington Post here.
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