Kayyem Calls White House Subpoenas an Admission Over Air Force One Security Flaws
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Updated · AlterNet · Jul 20
Kayyem Calls White House Subpoenas an Admission Over Air Force One Security Flaws
1 articles · Updated · AlterNet · Jul 20
Summary
Juliette Kayyem said White House subpoenas targeting reporters and even family members amounted to an admission that officials wanted to hide security problems on Trump’s Qatari-gifted plane.
The criticism followed reports that the aircraft lacked core presidential defenses, including an anti-missile system, and had to be sidelined after Secret Service raised safety concerns during Trump’s trip.
Kayyem said the jet should never have been used as Air Force One because retrofitting a private plane cannot quickly meet the fundamental security standards built into purpose-made presidential aircraft.
That leaves Trump’s gifted plane facing weeks, months or years of work and possibly permanent disuse, while the replacement Air Force One fleet ordered in 2018 remains 4 years behind schedule and due in 2028.