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# Covert Contact 56: Talking Russia, Trump, and the 2016 Election with William J. Tucker
- URL: https://johnwlittle.com/talking-russia-trump-and-the-2016-election-with-william-tucker/
- Published: 2016-08-02T14:39:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-17T18:53:16.000Z
- Description: Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William J. Tucker joined me on Covert Contact Sunday evening to dig into the 2016 election insanity from a counterintelligence perspective.
- Author: John Little
- Tags: Covert Contact, Politics, Interviews, Russia, Donald Trump, William J. Tucker

Regular Blogs of War and Covert Contact contributor William J. Tucker joined me on Covert Contact Sunday evening to dig into the 2016 election insanity from a counterintelligence perspective.

The DNC email hacks and Donald Trump’s deep policy alignment with Putin have caused a great deal of (completely legitimate) concern. We looked at the red flags, the potential impact on American power, and at the impact on our most vulnerable allies in places like Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. This is an issue that we will almost certainly revisit multiple times before the November election.

You can follow William on Twitter [@tuckerwj](https://twitter.com/tuckerwj?ref=johnwlittle.com).