No. of Recommendations: 2
agree, there is no difference as a proven asset except, have they access, an asset would be expected to pass on classified information. maybe not all of it, but some of it.
and here, we would already by giving way too much credit in regards to trump strategically (even just for himself) passing only certain information.
but assume russia already has sufficient access to classified information via gabbard and the like.
even if they are not doing so continuously, these 'assets' have knowingly opened enough security holes for russia to do the rest.
trump is far more valuable, and uniquely so, in his public alliances with russia, whatever the real reason may be.