CNN Host and GOP Strategist Clash Over Trump's Ukraine Policy and DOJ Actions
Tensions rise as Jim Sciutto questions Brad Todd on Trump's concessions to Russia and the DOJ's decision to drop a bribery case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
- CNN's Jim Sciutto confronted GOP strategist Brad Todd over President Trump's approach to the Ukraine-Russia war and his pre-negotiation concessions to Russia.
- Trump recently claimed to have initiated negotiations with Putin and Zelenskyy, proposing a ceasefire but suggesting Ukraine may have to cede territory to Russia.
- Todd defended Trump's stance by criticizing former President Obama's handling of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, calling it the 'original sin' in the conflict.
- Sciutto highlighted concerns over Trump’s willingness to let Russia retain invaded territory, a move unprecedented since World War II.
- The discussion also touched on the DOJ's controversial decision to drop a bribery case against NYC Mayor Eric Adams, which led to multiple resignations of federal prosecutors in protest.