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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
Tue May 16, 2017, 12:30 PM May 2017

Mike Pompeo (CIA) was almost certainly one of the leakers to the WaPo

1. He was in a position to know
2. His primary job is running government's foreign intelligence operations and maintaining the necessary relationships therein=strong motive
3. We know Erick Erickson considers one of the leakers to be strongly pro-Trump, credible, serious, and competent.

http://theresurgent.com/i-know-one-of-the-sources/

4. Erick Erickson does not have a favorable opinion of Mike Pence, the other logical candidate for a leaker.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/erick-erickson-mike-pence-trump-225370


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Mike Pompeo (CIA) was almost certainly one of the leakers to the WaPo (Original Post) geek tragedy May 2017 OP
If not Pompeo... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #1
but, how many people in the CIA were pro-Trump during the 2016 campaign. geek tragedy May 2017 #2
It could be Priebus... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #4
Since Dear Leader declassified the material, it's not really a leak because it isn't secret anymore. Vinca May 2017 #3

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
1. If not Pompeo...
Tue May 16, 2017, 12:58 PM
May 2017

I believe it definitely was someone in the CIA. They do not want Trump ruining their relationship with other nations/sources and threatening the lives of people in the CIA or their assets.

The CIA did this to punish Trump so he doesn't do it again.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
2. but, how many people in the CIA were pro-Trump during the 2016 campaign.
Tue May 16, 2017, 01:33 PM
May 2017

Even if they privately supported him, no one at the agency would have been public about such sentiments.

Only other one remotely plausible, imo, is Reince Priebus

Else You Are Mad

(3,040 posts)
4. It could be Priebus...
Tue May 16, 2017, 01:46 PM
May 2017

because he is tired of having to put out dumpster fires every day. For example, that story where he wrote a memo asking that he vet all news stories before they are out on Trump's desk.

Vinca

(50,269 posts)
3. Since Dear Leader declassified the material, it's not really a leak because it isn't secret anymore.
Tue May 16, 2017, 01:36 PM
May 2017

Which makes the White House urgency about finding the leaker more than a little amusing.

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