Who Is the White House Leak?

[ClydeR]

Today's leak..


In his first call as president with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump denounced a treaty that caps U.S. and Russian deployment of nuclear warheads as a bad deal for the United States, according to two U.S. officials and one former U.S. official with knowledge of the call.

When Putin raised the possibility of extending the 2010 treaty, known as New START, Trump paused to ask his aides in an aside what the treaty was, these sources said.

Trump then told Putin the treaty was one of several bad deals negotiated by the Obama administration, saying that New START favored Russia. Trump also talked about his own popularity, the sources said.

More... (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin-idUSKBN15O2A5)


Something is not right. There have been nearly daily leaks from the White House on matters that should not have been leaked. It's been going on too long for them not to have found the culprit or culprits. It's getting ridiculous. I'm starting to think it might be John Miller (http://forum.gsplayers.com/showthread.php?102133).

[macgyver]

A.) There is no leak

B.) There is a leak and it's intentional by Trump.

C.) There is a leak but not coming from the administration. (fake news)

D.) None of the above can be resolved until someone relays a recorded tape of any of this shit actually happening.

[Androidpk]

It's multiple people.

[Tgo01]

The answer is always: Trump is a KGB agent.

[tyrant-201]

The answer is always: Trump is a KGB agent.

BUT HILLARY WAS WORSE!!!! SHE LOST GET OVER IT

[rolfard]

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[Androidpk]

BUT HILLARY WAS WORSE!!!! SHE LOST GET OVER IT

People are never going to get over her epic failure, people are going to be mocking her for decades to come.

[rolfard]

People are never going to get over her epic failure, people are going to be mocking her for decades to come.

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[ClydeR]

I can't remember any White House having this big a leak problem. Even the secret leak investigations get leaked!


Last week, after Spicer became aware that information had leaked out of a planning meeting with about a dozen of his communications staffers, he reconvened the group in his office to express his frustration over the number of private conversations and meetings that were showing up in unflattering news stories, according to sources in the room.

Upon entering Spicer’s office for what one person briefed on the gathering described as “an emergency meeting,” staffers were told to dump their phones on a table for a “phone check," to prove they had nothing to hide.

Spicer, who consulted with White House counsel Don McGahn before calling the meeting, was accompanied by White House lawyers in the room, according to multiple sources.

More... (http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/sean-spicer-targets-own-staff-in-leak-crackdown-235413)



Spicer also warned the group of more problems if news of the phone checks and the meeting about leaks was leaked to the media.

[drauz]

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[ClydeR]

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I never even thought of that.

[Ardwen]

If they are fabricated why is he hunting for them

[hello]

If they are fabricated why is he hunting for them

Because he's a dumbshit amateur at politics?

[time4fun]

Because he's a dumbshit amateur at politics?

Trump isn't an honest incompetent. He's a lying incompetent.

[Wrathbringer]

Trump isn't an honest incompetent. He's a lying incompetent.

Did you...as a Hillary supporter, just call someone else incompetent? LOL

[Parkbandit]

Did you...as a Hillary supporter, just call someone else incompetent? LOL

And a liar.

[milesalpha]

Try me, I am not a Hillary supporter but Trump is the most grossly incompetent and dishonest president you have ever had. I really hope your country survives but his current plans are beyond stupid. The lowest ratings ever for an American president domestically and abroad, and worsening.
Frankly, if you don't consider Trump a liar at this point, there is something wrong with you. Even his base is catching on.

[ClydeR]

More leaks..


On Monday, the New York Times published a leaked copy of the special science section of the draft 2018 National Climate Assessment, which federal climate researchers had completed but feared Donald Trump’s administration and new Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt were plotting to smother in its crib.

More... (http://gizmodo.com/someone-leaked-a-major-federal-climate-change-report-be-1797622534)



The NYT published the full report (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/08/07/climate/document-Draft-of-the-Climate-Science-Special-Report.html), more than 500 pages.

[ClydeR]

The leaks continue.

Just before leaving the White House, Obama left a secret letter for Trump in the Oval Office.


"It was long. It was complex. It was thoughtful," Trump said of the letter the week after taking office in an interview with ABC News. "And it took time to do it, and I appreciated it."

During the interview, Trump showed the news crew the letter, pulling it from its envelope. He wouldn't read it out loud.

More... (http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/03/politics/obama-trump-letter-inauguration-day/index.html)


The fact that Trump wanted to keep the long, complex letter secret made me want to see it. Now I can.


Written out longhand on White House stationery and slipped into the top drawer of the Resolute Desk, the 275-word letter captures an outgoing president eager to instill in Trump the vast responsibilities and uncertain parameters of the job.

Obama, when writing the letter, didn't disclose the content even to his closest aides. Since then, however, Trump has shown the letter to visitors in the Oval Office or his private White House residence. CNN obtained a copy from someone Trump showed it to.


And here it is, the full text of the long and complex letter..

[QUOTE]Congratulations on a remarkable run. Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for expanded prosperity and security during your tenure.

This is a unique office, without a clear blueprint for success, so I don't know that any advice from me will be particularly helpful. Still, let me offer a few reflections from the past 8 years.

First, we've both been blessed, in different ways, with great good fortune. Not everyone is so lucky. It's up to us to do everything we can (to) build more ladders of success for every child and family that's willing to work hard.

Second, American leadership in this world really is indispensable. It's up to us, through action and example, to sustain the international order that's expanded steadily since the end of the Cold War, and upon which our own wealth and safety depend.

Third, we are just temporary occupants of this office. That makes us guardians of those democratic institutions and traditions -- like rule of law, separation of powers, equal protection and civil liberties -- that our forebears fought and bled for. Regardless of the push and pull of daily politics, it's up to us to leave those instruments of our democracy at least as strong as we found them.

And finally, take time, in the rush of events and responsibilities, for friends and family. They'll get you through the inevitable rough patches.

Michelle and I wish you and Melania the very best as you embark on this great adventure, and know that we stand ready to help in any ways which we can.

Good luck and Godspeed,

BO


I'm just glad Trump rejected all of Obama's advice.

[Latrinsorm]

Leave it to fake news to end a sentence with a preposition.

[Tgo01]

Leave it to fake news to end a sentence with a preposition.

What are you talking about?

[Wrathbringer]

Leave it to fake news to end a sentence with a preposition.

What are you talking about?

[Wrathbringer]

Wow great minds think alike. Never saw yours till I'd already posted.