VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-11
“as a reasonable hypothetical”
David McCloskey · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-11
McCloskey said worried British intelligence officers he consulted had posited the scenario of withholding intelligence from the US as a reasonable hypothetical.
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