Why is the Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Such a Big Deal to the US and Germany?

Kash Patel interviews Ric Grenell, former DNI in Donald Trump's cabinet. The heads of all 17 U.S. security agencies report directly to the DNI and Ric Grenell has had 10s of 1000s of security briefings in his various roles within the highest levels of the United States government throughout his career. He has served in various critical roles too, such as the Ambassador to Germany for one, and at the State Department serving under various Ambassadors, all prior to his being asked by the President to serve as the acting DNI until a permanent DNI could be found. Ric didn't want that position, but he was good at it due to his intelligence community experience over the years and he was already a 'consumer of intelligence' in the sense that he had been in so many intelligence briefings over the years.

When it comes to things such as a question as to why a pipeline in Russia and Germany has some kind of security implications for the United States, the man knows what he is talking about and what he has to say about such things is authoritative and expert.