According to the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), President Trump may have leaked classified material during an interview with Tucker Carlson on Fox News.
Video of Trump:
https://youtu.be/g5KMFg09JF8
Rep. Schiff said in a statement:
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.@POTUS appears to have discussed something that, if true & accurate, would be classified. Had it been anyone else he would call it a "leak" pic.twitter.com/XedWH4CTNF
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 16, 2017
Members of the intelligence community, Hillary Clinton, and nearly everyone with a pulse who pays attention to national security expressed concern that as president, Donald Trump would not be able to control himself, and leak publicly classified information.
The nation has already been down this road with Trump before. When the president claimed that Obama wiretapped him, he appeared not to understand that by discussing potentially classified information, he is declassifying it. The President Of The United States is the top declassification authority in the country. Trump has the power with his words to declassify the nation’s secrets.
What Rep. Schiff pointed out was more reckless and irresponsible behavior by Trump. Donald Trump imagines himself to be the superhero that keeps American safe when in reality, his behavior is a serious threat to national security.
Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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