President Donald Trump should summon U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to the White House and require him to explain why he has been feting an American traitor.

As the New York Times reports, Huckabee hosted Jonathan Pollard for a friendly meeting at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem back in July. The meeting understandably upset the CIA station. After all, as a U.S. intelligence officer clandestinely recruited by Israel, Pollard betrayed a treasure trove of secrets. This included the names of U.S. intelligence sources and other information judged by successive U.S. administrations to remain so classified that it cannot be publicly revealed. Multiple former intelligence community officials have told me that there is no doubt that Pollard’s espionage was far more damaging to U.S. interests than his defenders present. As with the names “Ames” and “Hansen,” just mentioning “Pollard” continues to evoke rage among employees of the CIA and FBI. After strong Israeli lobbying, Pollard was released on parole in 2015 after serving 30 years in prison. He then returned to Israel in 2020.