Matters came to a head during Trump’s final year in office, 2020, which started by the killing of Iran Revolutionary Guards Corps Quds Force Chief Qassem Soleimani. Tensions between Tehran and Washington escalated. Netanyahu advocated for an American assault. The Pentagon, as directed, prepared and presented plans, but was reluctant to go on the attack.

In counts 33 and 34 of the indictment, Trump is described and quoted in a conversation with four people, none equipped with the essential top-security credentials to see and hear such secrets