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The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top.
Op-Ed Leaks, like the ones that did in Michael Flynn, are a great American tradition
By Doyle McManus
February 15, 2017, 4:00 AM
His national security advisor had to resign after falsely denying secret talks with Russia. His White House aides splintered into warring factions. His courtiers gossiped publicly over whose head was next to fall. So what made President Trump angriest when he got out of bed Tuesday morning? ... Leaks.
“The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington?” the president tweeted. “Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc?”
The answer, Mr. President, is yes. The leaks are certain to continue — and thank heaven for that.
The U.S. government is a notoriously leaky collection of institutions. It’s been that way for decades. “The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top,” James Reston of the New York Times wrote in 1946.
By Doyle McManus
February 15, 2017, 4:00 AM
His national security advisor had to resign after falsely denying secret talks with Russia. His White House aides splintered into warring factions. His courtiers gossiped publicly over whose head was next to fall. So what made President Trump angriest when he got out of bed Tuesday morning? ... Leaks.
“The real story here is why are there so many illegal leaks coming out of Washington?” the president tweeted. “Will these leaks be happening as I deal on N.Korea etc?”
The answer, Mr. President, is yes. The leaks are certain to continue — and thank heaven for that.
The U.S. government is a notoriously leaky collection of institutions. It’s been that way for decades. “The ship of state is the only known vessel that leaks from the top,” James Reston of the New York Times wrote in 1946.