Bannon's security clearance a challenge outside the White House

[turbinetree]

Source: The Hill

Legal experts say Stephen Bannon may face a challenge in his security clearance as President Trump's now-former chief strategist returns to his pre-White House career as executive chairman at the media company Breitbart.

“People with Top Secret clearances are bound by a non-disclosure agreement for life,” said Bradley Moss, a partner at the Law Office of Mark Zaid specializing in national security and security clearance law.

“Any time Breitbart now prints classified information they might now be required to clear it with the government," according to Moss.


The Trump administration announced Bannon’s ouster midday Friday, and Bannon says he resigned. The move appears to be at least in part due to a long-standing, contentious internal rift between Bannon and other populists on Trump’s staff and more mainstream voices like Trump son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner.






Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/347206-bannons-security-clearance-a-challenge-outside-the-white-house-experts

[sandensea]

1. He's going to leak like a Russian prostitute

[defacto7]

2. So Bannon blurts out classified material.....

he is charged... then he's pardoned. I think this is a federal issue which can be pardoned.

Maybe someone has more knowledge on this than I do but sounds like he could actually blackmail government officials and get away with it.

[elleng]

3. People with Top Secret clearances are bound by a non-disclosure agreement for life,

this is SO good!

[keithbvadu2]

4. Didn't seem to bother Flynn

[FakeNoose]

5. Bannon will be very subtle

He knows how to get a story out without having it point to him as the source. Bannon's been doing that for as long as he's worked for Cheeto, and probably longer. Don't worry, there will be plenty of leaks but nothing will be pinned on him.

Despite Bannon's reputation he's got plenty of friends in the media.

[cos dem]

6. C'mon it's not like he used a private email server.

Even though, of course, he did.

The hypocrisy from Republicans is astounding.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

7. They might be required to clear it?

“Any time Breitbart now prints classified information they might now be required to clear it with the government," according to Moss.

As opposed to in the past? I'm confused by this.

[ekelly]

9. Rachel or Joy explained this on one of their shows

It's not illegal for a news outlet to publish or report classified information that is given to them. Irresponsible though it may be at times.

However it is illegal for someone with top secret clearance to provide the classified info to the news outlet.

Since Bannon is barred from providing classified info, and he actually works for the Brietbart, a conflict exists that may require Brietbart to get gov't permission to publish classified info.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

10. I eventually figured it must be something like that.

But thanks so much for explaining.

[radical noodle]

8. Not to worry

Breitbart never prints anything that's true.