In context, he didn't say he "sold state secrets.". In context, it was a joke. He literally said it was a joke. It is exactly such out of context quotes that were used to lie about what Trump said.
That doesn't mean he didn't sell state secrets, but using this as "evidence" of it, or implying it, is exactly the type of out of context lies that drive division, a victory condition for the Cabal.
In context, he didn't say it. In context, it was a joke. He literally said it was a joke. It is exactly such out of context quotes that were used to lie about what Trump said.
That doesn't mean he didn't sell state secrets, but using this as "evidence" of it, or implying it, is exactly the type of out of context lies that drive division, a victory condition for the Cabal.