July 10, 2017
Trump and the Canary Trap
A lot of (electronic) ink is being used regarding anonymous leaks from the Trump White House, some of which have disclosed classified information, and, in at least one case, undermined a critical intelligence relationship with a key ally. There appears to be little question that the Trump White House is far leakier than any in recent history. This is due in large part no doubt to the number of Obama administration holdovers waging an ideological guerrilla war against their new boss. These are the "anonymous sources" that the Washington Post, the New York Times, and CNN cite as they conduct their ongoing agitprop campaign against the President.
This has led to an interesting situation. First of all, the Trump team has decided to actually do something about these leaks -- many of which are federal felonies. More on this later. Second, many of these leaks have been inaccurate, misleading, or flat out wrong. The most recent, promulgated by CNN and based on a single...(Read Full Article)