Tag: leaks

Trump’s real leak problem is not with Mueller’s team. It’s with his own.

The following article by Callum Borchers was posted on the Washington Post website October 31, 2017:

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Before Monday’s unsealing of indictments against Paul Manafort and Richard Gates, and a guilty plea by George Papadopoulos, President Trump’s allies preemptively sought to shift attention away from the substance of the charges and onto the leak that had led the media to expect them.

“There are strict laws against any of this type of leaking of grand jury activity,” New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday.

“Fox & Friends” picked up the argument Monday morning, which must have pleased the president; he indicated on Twitter that he was watching the show. Continue reading “Trump’s real leak problem is not with Mueller’s team. It’s with his own.”

Trump Threatens Freedom Of The Press In Leaks Crackdown

The following article by Tom Porter with Newsweek was posted on the National Memo website August 6, 2017:

Satirists have repeatedly drawn on the similarities between President Donald Trump and Middle Eastern and African dictators, for installing his family in senior advisory positions in the White House as much as his excessive self-regard and his respect for military tough men. Now critics can tick off another point on the autocrat checklist following Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s announcement Friday of a new crackdown on leakers that will include a Justice Department (DOJ) review of policies governing how the department deals with media outlets that publish leaked information.

Sessions and National Intelligence Director Dan Coats announced at a press conference that more DOJ and FBI resources would be directed towards pursuing leakers, particularly those who pass information on to the press and foreign officials. Continue reading “Trump Threatens Freedom Of The Press In Leaks Crackdown”

Sessions says Justice Department will boost investigations of leaks, may pursue reporters

The following article by Joseph Tanfani was posted on the Los Angeles Times website August 4, 2017:

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Under pressure by President Trump to stanch unauthorized disclosures of classified information to the media, Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions on Friday announced new efforts to find and prosecute those responsible for what he called an “unprecedented rise in leaks” and threatened a more aggressive stance toward journalists.

Sessions revealed no new cases, but said the Department of Justice has tripled the number of leak investigations this year. The pace is so heavy, he said, that the FBI has increased resources for leak cases and has created a new counterintelligence squad to manage them.

He also said he was reconsidering policies put in place during the Obama administration that limited the information prosecutors could demand from reporters. Continue reading “Sessions says Justice Department will boost investigations of leaks, may pursue reporters”

The leaks coming out of the Trump White House right now are totally bananas

The following article by Chris Cilliza was posted on the Washington Post website February 2, 2017:

If the suspense building ahead of President Trump’s Supreme Court announcement seemed familiar, then you might be a fan of reality television.(Gillian Brockell/The Washington Post)

Here are a few leaks that have come out of the Trump administration in just the last 24 hours:

* President Trump abruptly ended a phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after condemning a refugee deal with the country and telling Turnbull “this was the worst call by far” he has had with a world leader.

* Trump threatened — his administration insisted it was “light-hearted” — Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto with sending American troops into his country. Continue reading “The leaks coming out of the Trump White House right now are totally bananas”