defended him over our own intelligence agencies.

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"Why didn't Putin invade Ukraine when his boyfriend Trump was in office? I mean Trump stood with him at Helsinki and defended him over our own intelligence agencies."
Real Time with Bill Maher

Hello. Does it mean "defending him against our own intelligence agencies", or (which I believe is true) "defending him instead of our own intelligence agencies"?
 
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... or (which I believe is true) "defending him instead of our own intelligence agencies"?

Yes, it means Trump took the side of Putin rather than the side of the US intelligence agencies.
 
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