Trump Revealed Classified Information to Russian Foreign Minister - WashPo

[Deleted]

Info is also used as part of bargaining between nations.

Or blackmailing.

[Azadina]

Please continue to sit on your hands GOP, I dare you. Let's wait until the next election, because this is okay.

Yup, that's definitely coming if Trump shares intel with exactly the people the intel was never supposed to get to.

[Deleted]

You're directly contradicting the US military. It's funny because US Generals and Admirals define Russia as such, and then they explain why.

Oh pleaze. What do these angry Tommy Lee Jones clones with their self-importand bling bling even know. ISIS is the greatest threat on Earth, everybody else is homies for life.

[Rukh]

Not just no law broken, but his tweets do not even admit he shared any classified information. Only that he shared common interest on a range of subjects dealing with ISIS. Which he said he has the right to. Those who think part of that information was classified, are guessing. Once again. :P

Of course he doesn't admit wrongdoing. Its wordplay to fool useful idiots.

We do know what was shared, because it was leaked. Fortunately the media sources have not printed country the information was collected in, but the country location was shared with Russia. The nature of the information was shared with Russia. Whatever the source of the information is compromised.

And it's not just that Russia is our adversary. We didn't share this information with our allies either because it is highly sensitive and the country that collected the information was being very cautious. People are guessing it's probably from a country who normally wouldn't share such info with the US due to anti-US resentment. Since this gets out, we may get their intelligence gathering abilities damaged and they're likely not going to help us again. Also we tip our hand and ISIS will now shift to a strategy we're not prepared for. People may die because of Trump's bluster.

[alexw]

Wait.... so Donald trump is a Void lord confirmed?

Nah he's more like this -



Trump is the hatchling spawned from the multiple years of all that deplorableness.

[Draco-Onis]

Not just no law broken, but his tweets do not even admit he shared any classified information. Only that he shared common interest on a range of subjects dealing with ISIS. Which he said he has the right to. Those who think part of that information was classified, are guessing. Once again. :P

If the information is not classified then you should have no problem citing public releases of that information.

[Felya]

Russia isn't an enemy. Stop saying wrong things at me. Stop trying to attack my character instead of my arguments. If you keep being so weak, I'll just ignore your scribbles.

Russia imposed a no fly against the US in Syria. We are literally on the opposite sides of that war.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/05/w...rkey.html?_r=0

In 2010, we... and let me know if this sounds familiar... kicked out Russian spies trying to influence US politicians. Notice how without Trump, there were no calls of fake news and partisan politics, but a prison exchange:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illegals_Program

Further more, from someone who is fluent in Russian, Russian media has been blaming US and the west for everything from Holomodor to Stalin. So, while you are here defending Russia as not being our enemy, Russia has been treating US and the west as the enemy for quite a while. Feel free to check who Russia blames when ever a Putin opponent dies under strange circumstances. Hint... it's us...

[Rukh]

You know this how?

Multiple credible news sources reporting it. You might have noticed.

[Shalcker]

What the anonymous sources leaked though was the fact that classified information was leaked, not the actual information itself. All that ISIS learns from that is that foreign intelligence is after them, which is not exactly news.

What was supposedly leaked is origin of that "laptop ban on planes", information that might possibly be used to track who supplied this information to US and do something about this source. But... why would Russia do that? :/ Haven't you heard about ISIS attacks in Russia?

And ISIS is certainly aware of people who would know about this specific plan.

[Skroe]

From GOP Insider Rick Wilson

[NYC17]

If the information is not classified then you should have no problem citing public releases of that information.

Oh wait, the administration asked CNN to not reveal the details of the information, which they know, of what Trump revealed because it could jeopardize sources and methods.

Trump didn't reveal anything harmful though guys.

[Tinykong]

WashPo - Trump shared classified info with Russians
Trumpsters - Fake News!
White House - Trump didn't share anything
Trump - Yes I did

I really need to stop being surprised because god damn is he good at making his staff look like a bunch of idiots.

[PosPosPos]

From GOP Insider Rick Wilson

It's much more entertaining in that other scenario though.

[Rukh]

What was supposedly leaked is origin of that "laptop ban on planes", information that might possibly be used to track who supplied this information to US and do something about this source. But... why would Russia do that? :/ Haven't you heard about ISIS attacks in Russia?

And ISIS is certainly aware of people who would know about this specific plan.

Especially since the country was revealed. Its a major compromise of some country's intelligence community. Trump has a short-notice call with the king of Jordan today, some people think it might be who provided the information to us.

[ati87]

Another information leaked!!! Bloody leakers


https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...38529472049152

Meer
...to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism.

Can we get a apology from those that called this fake news etc?

[Deleted]

But only a little. As punishment. The Turtle God is so dissapointed in you Donald.

[Skroe]

Eric Erickson, a conservative REpublican confirms it too, independently.

http://theresurgent.com/i-know-one-of-the-sources/

I tend to take these stories about the President with a grain of salt. We have seen key details of a number of salacious stories retracted within 48 hours. The media hates the President so much that they’ll run a negative story about him without very much provocation. Anti-Trump sources embedded within the administration in the career civil service, etc. will leak to the press and confirmation bias sets in.

What sets this story apart for me, at least, is that I know one of the sources. And the source is solidly supportive of President Trump, or at least has been and was during Campaign 2016. But the President will not take any internal criticism, no matter how politely it is given. He does not want advice, cannot be corrected, and is too insecure to see any constructive feedback as anything other than an attack.

So some of the sources are left with no other option but to go to the media, leak the story, and hope that the intense blowback gives the President a swift kick in the butt. Perhaps then he will recognize he screwed up. The President cares vastly more about what the press says than what his advisers say. That is a real problem and one his advisers are having to recognize and use, even if it causes messy stories to get outside the White House perimeter.

I am told that what the President did is actually far worse than what is being reported. The President does not seem to realize or appreciate that his bragging can undermine relationships with our allies and with human intelligence sources. He also does not seem to appreciate that his loose lips can get valuable assets in the field killed.

You can call these sources disloyal, traitors, or whatever you want. But please ask yourself a question — if the President, through inexperience and ignorance, is jeopardizing our national security and will not take advice or corrective action, what other means are available to get the President to listen and recognize the error of his ways?

This is a real problem and I treat this story very seriously because I know just how credible, competent, and serious — as well as seriously pro-Trump, at least one of the sources is.

[PosPosPos]

WashPo - Trump shared classified info with Russians
Trumpsters - Fake News!
White House - Trump didn't share anything
Trump - Yes I did

I really need to stop being surprised because god damn is he good at making his staff look like a bunch of idiots.

Correction:

WashPo - Trump shared classified info with Russians
Trumpsters - Fake News!
White House - Trump didn't share anything
Trump - Yes I did
Trumpsters - Still Liberal Fake News!

Trump can admit to any crime he wants, but his zealots will defend him to the bitter end, even if it means directly contradicting what he said himself.

[Deleted]

Another information leaked!!! Bloody leakers


https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/...38529472049152



Can we get a apology from those that called this fake news etc?

Man, that's old news by now! You got to step up your game.

[Zandalarian Paladin]

WashPo - Trump shared classified info with Russians
Trumpsters - Fake News!
White House - Trump didn't share anything
Trump - Yes I did

I really need to stop being surprised because god damn is he good at making his staff look like a bunch of idiots.

I laughed way too much with this. Thank you, made my morning!