usmbguest5318
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No boss likes whistleblowers, and no president likes leakers. The public likes them because there's never been a presidential administration that's been transparent and forthright enough that leaks were of no use in getting information disclosed to taxpayers. And let's be honest...nobody gives a damn how the linked information makes its way before the public eye. People want to know what's going on. Thus, the only reason Trumpkins care about leakers now is that their guy's (and his team) behavior is the subject of the leak and he's (his team) the one whose shadiness is being brought forth.
As members of the U.S. electorate, we all want to know what acts our elected and appointed officials perform. We have a right to know that, most especially when they say they did/did not do "X" and in fact they did "X." Whatever statement public officials make about what they did, no matter how nuanced, they are necessarily either truthful, accurate statements, or they are not.
Regarding the matter of it being leaked that Trump team members had multiple conversations with Russian officials, the fact of the matter is that Trump and his team repeatedly stated that nobody on the Trump team, prior to the inauguration, discussed the sanctions the U.S. levied on Russia. Well, now we are finding out that attestation was a complete lie. We have yet to find out the details of those conversations.
One might remark that the conversations could be about classified information. Well, if that's the case, individuals who were not U.S. government employees should not have been discussing them with Russians. Moreover, insofar as neither Trump nor his team was in office at the time, discussions they had with Russians about U.S. policy were in violation of the Logan Act.
The notion that the leakers are the problem is a specious red-herring; it's just a "shiny object." What have the "Russia-gate" leakers disclosed? Only that prior to Trump's inauguration, members of his team had multiple conversations with Russians and that Trump and Obama were informed of as much.
As for "Russia-gate," it has multiple components:
As members of the U.S. electorate, we all want to know what acts our elected and appointed officials perform. We have a right to know that, most especially when they say they did/did not do "X" and in fact they did "X." Whatever statement public officials make about what they did, no matter how nuanced, they are necessarily either truthful, accurate statements, or they are not.
Regarding the matter of it being leaked that Trump team members had multiple conversations with Russian officials, the fact of the matter is that Trump and his team repeatedly stated that nobody on the Trump team, prior to the inauguration, discussed the sanctions the U.S. levied on Russia. Well, now we are finding out that attestation was a complete lie. We have yet to find out the details of those conversations.
One might remark that the conversations could be about classified information. Well, if that's the case, individuals who were not U.S. government employees should not have been discussing them with Russians. Moreover, insofar as neither Trump nor his team was in office at the time, discussions they had with Russians about U.S. policy were in violation of the Logan Act.
The notion that the leakers are the problem is a specious red-herring; it's just a "shiny object." What have the "Russia-gate" leakers disclosed? Only that prior to Trump's inauguration, members of his team had multiple conversations with Russians and that Trump and Obama were informed of as much.
As for "Russia-gate," it has multiple components:
- Did the Trump campaign collude with Russia against Hillary Clinton?
- Flynn lied about his overtures to Russia. Did Trump?
- Does Russia have dirt on Trump?
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