Former President Donald Trump allegedly shared sensitive and extremely specific details regarding U.S. nuclear submarines with Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt, according to a scarcely believable leak from Department of Justice (DOJ) special counsel Jack Smith‘s investigation team.
Smith’s investigation claims during an April 2021 meeting at Mar-a-Lago the former President disclosed to Pratt the exact number of number of nuclear warheads typically carried by U.S. submarines and “…exactly how close they supposedly can get to a Russian submarine without being detected.”
The leak, according to the corporate media, purports the information shared was ‘sensitive’, though as usual, there is no indication it was actually true, accurate, or even considered classified. Details regarding the U.S. Navy’s nuclear assets are published by the corporate media with some degree of frequency. A January 2022 report from CNN stated the USS Nevada, an Ohio-class nuclear submarine, was “carrying 20 Trident ballistic missiles and dozens of nuclear warheads” while at port in Guam. The U.S. Department of Defense website lists the specific model of ballistic missile Ohio-class nuclear submarines carry and the days-at-sea they can undertake before needing maintenance. ABC News reported in 2022 the Ohio-class strike range was 4,000 miles.
This isn’t the first time that Department of Justice sources have leaked details regarding ongoing investigations to the media in an effort to create a narrative favorable to the Biden White House. ABC News reported last week DOJ sources indicated the investigation into President Biden’s handling of classified documents would conclude his actions were “more likely a mistake than a criminal act.” The corporate media network was also the first to report on Smith’s allegations that Trump had shared sensitive information regarding U.S. nuclear submarines.