White House: Leaking Trump briefing materials a 'fireable offense'

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY JORDAN FABIAN - 03/21/18 12:49 PM EDT

The White House on Wednesday said that leaking President Trump’s briefing materials could be a “fireable offense,” responding to reports that the president disregarded a warning against congratulating Russian President Vladimir Putin on his reelection.

“If this story is accurate, that means someone leaked the President’s briefing papers. Leaking such information is a fireable offense and likely illegal,” a senior White House official said in a statement.

The Washington Post reported late Tuesday that a section of Trump’s briefing materials for his call with Putin read “DO NOT CONGRATULATE” in all-capital letters. Trump also did not follow instructions to condemn Putin over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter in the U.K., according to the Post.

The White House has not confirmed the report, but multiple news outlets followed with similar stories. The person or people responsible for the leak have not been publicly identified.



Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/379531-white-house-leaking-trump-briefing-materials-a-fireable-offense

[rzemanfl]

1. I think Kelly leaked it. n/t

[FreepFryer]

2. BWA HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Trump S-U-C-K-S and his own people think so. (n/t)

[marylandblue]

3. I'm guessing Trump leaked this himself

He is the only one dumb to admit he works for an idiot.

[TalenaGor]

4. im thinking the leaker and the one saying leaks are fireable - are the same person lol

[tanyev]

5. Oh please dont throw me into that briar patch!

[duforsure]

6. Trump could have done it

To use to fire Kelly over for PR.

[Freethinker65]

10. John Baron leaked it

[blugbox]

14. I think

It was David Dennison, myself

[rurallib]

7. what isn't a fireable offense to Trumpy?

[renegade000]

8. Lol, at this point that's the crew of the Titanic threatening to put someone on a lifeboat...

"Oh no, please don't do THAT!"

[Arazi]

9. Kelly and Trump leaked it to blame on McMaster so they can fire him

Bank on it

[wishstar]

11. Per MSNBC, the list of potential leakers is extremely small

because of how quickly the leak occurred after the phone call occurred, before the briefing papers and phone call would have been known to a wider group of staffers.

[TeamPooka]

12. Trump being a Russian traitor should be a fireable offense. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

16. +1000!

[murielm99]

13. Aww....

Did someone steal his widdle picture book? Did they take his crayons, too?

[poboy2]

15. TRAITOR(S) in the Oval Office. -nt

[meadowlander]

17. Like leaking info in the PDB to the Saudis?

I assume that means Jared is going to be frogmarched out of the office tomorrow and taken into custody for committing "treason" as per John Kelly's expressed view on leakers.