Dem lawmaker: Trump might've leaked classified information

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY OLIVIA BEAVERS - 03/16/17 12:34 PM EDT

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee suggested Thursday President Trump disclosed classified information during a Fox News interview the night before.

“In his effort to once again blame Obama, the President appeared to have discussed something that, if true and accurate, would otherwise be considered classified information,” Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said in a news release.

Trump spoke to Fox New’s Tucker Carlson Wednesday night, when he said the CIA was hacked during the Obama administration. “I just want people to know, the CIA was hacked, and a lot of things taken — that was during the Obama years. That was not during us," Trump said. "That was during the Obama situation. Mike Pompeo is there now doing a fantastic job."

Schiff on Thursday dismissed the possibility that Trump made “a purposeful decision” to disclose the CIA hack following a discussion with the intelligence community, suggesting instead that the president handled the information recklessly.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/324313-dem-lawmaker-trump-mightve-leaked-classified-information

[bighart]

1. Wasn't this already known from the Wikileaks doc dump?

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. He simply isnt smart enough or has enough self control not to leak

classified info.

I assume CIA is keeping him out of the loop or Bannon as to who is where doing what so they wont tell Putin resulting in the deaths of spies, etc.

We are in the middle of a coup. Russia is taking over our country.

[Renew Deal]

3. I don't think that was a secret.

They've been saying from the beginning that this is from December or before.

[Cosmocat]

4. Schiff is a pretty sharp dude

you would imagine he has some reason to say this?

[ananda]

5. Looks like it to me.

He told everyone watching FOX news that the CIA was hacked
during the Obama tenure.

That was classified info if true... and a flagrant misuse of the
airwaves for the purposes of false propaganda if not.

[FakeNoose]

6. The CIA

will take him out, just like they took out JFK.

[DK504]

7. Please Adam

start the impeachment papers before the Russians actually take up residence on our military bases.

[tclambert]

8. I believe the President has the authority to automatically unclassify anything he reveals.

So stupid but not illegal.

[ffr]

9. LOCK HIM UP!

LOCK HIM UP!

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[Grins]

10. "...the president handled the information recklessly". Really?

"...suggesting instead that the president handled the information recklessly."

Recklessly, you say? Seems I recall a certain woman who was hounded for that....

[paleotn]

11. Bingo. n/t

[DallasNE]

12. There Are 3 Ways WikiLeaks Could Have Gotten The CIA Materials.

1. A Snowden type who was not attached to any person, group or government.

2. An inside job where an employee or contractor, working on behalf of President Trump, leaked it.

3. An outside hacker was able to penetrate the CIA files, perhaps with inside information. (A lot was going on between the Trump campaign and Russia.