(08-05-2017 01:46 AM)tanqtonic Wrote:  

(08-04-2017 08:21 PM)RiceLad15 Wrote:  

(08-04-2017 08:05 PM)tanqtonic Wrote:  I found the numbers and extent of leaks troublesome in the past. This one really is really worrisome.

I don't see how the cart gets turned to normal at this point. Really fing bad precedent here.....

I have not been worried about the volume of leaks because the vast majority have likely come from people on Team Trump. In fact, this one did too.

I don't worry about the precedent it sets because of future leaks. I worry about the impact it has on how foreign leaders feel talking to POTUS over the phone, if they can't trust that their conversations remain private (to a certain extent).

I think a substantial number of leaks (at least of items pre-inauguration) have come from the virtual militia that Rice and Powers armed via the unmaskings. You neglect that lil' ol' facet there.

What? I don't follow at all.

Somehow Rice using the powers well within her scope, and which allow US intelligence to see who the American in intercepted intelligence communications is, created a militia of people? And remember, it's come out recently that H.R. McMasters believes Rice did nothing wrong.

And at the moment, this leak, nor the majority of leaks, happened pre-inauguration. These were phone calls after Trump was POTUS. The Russia/Israel intelligence leak was after Trump was POTUS. The Flynn-Trump strong dollar call was when Trump was POTUS.

There have been leaks of information about items during the campaign and transition that have leaked, but those also didn't leak until well after the inauguration.