Polymeropoulos: Trump Pausing the Intelligence Sharing with Ukraine, Hit the Intelligence Community Like a ‘Seismic Shockwave’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MADDOW Working ░░░░░░░░ it Joining us now ░░░░░░░░ Marc Polymeropoulos He s ░░░░░░░░ 26 year veteran of ░░░░░░░░ CIA He s also ░░░░░░░░ MSNBC national security and ░░░░░░░░ analyst Mr Polymeropoulos thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ I appreciate your time ░░░░░░░░ Good to Be here ░░░░░░░░ So hearing me describe ░░░░░░░░ reporting let me just ░░░░░░░░ you if I m ░░░░░░░░ any of that the ░░░░░░░░ way around or putting ░░░░░░░░ much or too little ░░░░░░░░ on any part of ░░░░░░░░ as you see it ░░░░░░░░ terms of the impact ░░░░░░░░ POLYMEROPOULOS Well Rachel let ░░░░░░░░ tell you that the ░░░░░░░░ to you know stop ░░░░░░░░ intelligence with Ukraine I ░░░░░░░░ hit the intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ a seismic shockwave And ░░░░░░░░ know for 10 years ░░░░░░░░ Ic the intelligence Community ░░░░░░░░ Members of my old ░░░░░░░░ the CIA Have been ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians Not just ░░░░░░░░ the invasion but 10 ░░░░░░░░ That s providing things ░░░░░░░░ as resources capacity building ░░░░░░░░ training You know it ░░░░░░░░ it was we were ░░░░░░░░ it in the fight ░░░░░░░░ the struggle against Russia ░░░░░░░░ so this Is seen ░░░░░░░░ an incredible betrayal I ░░░░░░░░ members Of My old ░░░░░░░░ remember You know have ░░░░░░░░ Fought with them or ░░░░░░░░ in the trenches with ░░░░░░░░ have mourned when they ░░░░░░░░ you know Soldiers celebrated ░░░░░░░░ successes But to see ░░░░░░░░ this this not only ░░░░░░░░ of at one point ░░░░░░░░ neutral stance by the ░░░░░░░░ States but now tilting ░░░░░░░░ Moscow it s disorienting ░░░░░░░░ members Of the Ic ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community because again ░░░░░░░░ re now in Essence ░░░░░░░░ The side of an ░░░░░░░░