For paywall purposes: archive.is/Ce9HJ

“The report was endorsed at the time by then-Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), now Trump’s secretary of State, who served as acting chair of the Senate Intelligence panel when the final volume of its report was released.”

I would also point out that that’s over half of what the US spent on all foreign aid combined — which includes that rendered by #USAID, Dept of State and other programs.

“Wittingly or unwittingly,” might have been a good addition at the end.

This misses the mark of the full weight.

While an EO may not be a law in name, for any org (private or public) receiving federal funds, they carry the weight and full effect of law complete with legal repercussions if not followed.