Secretly Taping in the White House Situation Room

[Skylar]

Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse

But the Obama administration was determined to change that. Under pressure from Congress and intelligence agencies, Attorney General Eric Holder directed the Department of Justice to aggressively prosecute government employees who discussed classified information with reporters. In 2012, after news organizations reported on U.S. drone strikes and attempts to disable Iranian nuclear reactors, Holder assigned two U.S. attorneys to track down the journalists’ sources.

President Barack Obama strongly supported Holder’s war against journalists’ sources, despite once promising to protect whistleblowers when in office and running for president on the national security scandals of the Bush administration — misdeeds that became public only because of leaks.

“Since I’ve been in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and speculation,” Obama said in June 2012. “Now we have mechanisms in place where, if we can root out folks who have leaked, they will suffer consequences. In some case, it’s criminal. These are criminal acts when they release information like this. And we will conduct thorough investigations, as we have in the past.”

Obama’s Justice Department succeeded in putting a number of people in jail for daring to help national security journalists report on classified government programs.

During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice brought charges against eight people accused of leaking to the media — Thomas Drake, Shamai Leibowitz, Stephen Kim, Chelsea Manning, Donald Sachtleben, Jeffrey Sterling, John Kiriakou and Edward Snowden.

*Its OK when Obama does it.

*part 374

Is Omarosa more of the 'best people' that Trump insisted he surrounds himself with?

What were her qualifications again?

 

[eagle1462010]

Why Omarosa’s attack on Kelly could backfire

Going into the conversation, Kelly had anticipated a fight, according to two senior administration officials. And rumors had also begun to spread through the White House that Manigault Newman was recording conversations, according to a former senior administration official. Those people said that’s why Kelly took Manigault Newman into the Situation Room, where officials are asked to surrender their electronic devices, which are put under lock and key, before entering.

Staffers are barred from bringing those devices into the Situation Room, where the most sensitive national security discussions are held, because they pose hacking risks. There's no public evidence that Manigault Newman's devices have been breached, but the White House believes Kelly's phone was compromised for months in 2017. The White House decided to ban personal cellphones from the West Wing entirely in January, after Manigault Newman was fired.



Omarosa could be tried for recording in there as well.

 

[Seawytch]

Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse

But the Obama administration was determined to change that. Under pressure from Congress and intelligence agencies, Attorney General Eric Holder directed the Department of Justice to aggressively prosecute government employees who discussed classified information with reporters. In 2012, after news organizations reported on U.S. drone strikes and attempts to disable Iranian nuclear reactors, Holder assigned two U.S. attorneys to track down the journalists’ sources.

President Barack Obama strongly supported Holder’s war against journalists’ sources, despite once promising to protect whistleblowers when in office and running for president on the national security scandals of the Bush administration — misdeeds that became public only because of leaks.

“Since I’ve been in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and speculation,” Obama said in June 2012. “Now we have mechanisms in place where, if we can root out folks who have leaked, they will suffer consequences. In some case, it’s criminal. These are criminal acts when they release information like this. And we will conduct thorough investigations, as we have in the past.”

Obama’s Justice Department succeeded in putting a number of people in jail for daring to help national security journalists report on classified government programs.

During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice brought charges against eight people accused of leaking to the media — Thomas Drake, Shamai Leibowitz, Stephen Kim, Chelsea Manning, Donald Sachtleben, Jeffrey Sterling, John Kiriakou and Edward Snowden.

*Its OK when Obama does it.

*part 374

Is Omarosa more of the 'best people' that Trump insisted he surrounds himself with?

What were her qualifications again?

She said nice things about him. Not kidding...

 

[Crepitus]

Omarosa Is playing chicken with them. If they charge her with a fairly minor crime like recording , she gets to challange her accusers in open court . You really think they want that?

"They" don't give a rat's as what she does.

If “they” got nothing to hide . We know that ain’t true .

Omarosa screwed the pooch and knocked it up. We'll see.

She's about as credible as Huffpo and Snopes

Not even close, but she is on par with Infowars and faux.

 

[dblack]

I say 20 years hard labor.

Just for letting his White House become so out of control? That seems harsh. Impeachment would be enough.

 

[Crepitus]

One thing is certain. Donald J. Trump is not responsible for any of this.

And there was No Collusion!

 

[dblack]

One thing is certain. Donald J. Trump is not responsible for any of this.

And there was No Collusion!

And even if there was, it's not a crime.

 

[Seawytch]

One thing is certain. Donald J. Trump is not responsible for any of this.

And there was No Collusion!

And even if there was, it's not a crime.

Unless it's Hillary and the Dems then it's totally collusion and totally illegal. "Lock her up!"

 

[Hossfly]

Obama used the Espionage Act to put a record number of reporters' sources in jail, and Trump could be even worse

But the Obama administration was determined to change that. Under pressure from Congress and intelligence agencies, Attorney General Eric Holder directed the Department of Justice to aggressively prosecute government employees who discussed classified information with reporters. In 2012, after news organizations reported on U.S. drone strikes and attempts to disable Iranian nuclear reactors, Holder assigned two U.S. attorneys to track down the journalists’ sources.

President Barack Obama strongly supported Holder’s war against journalists’ sources, despite once promising to protect whistleblowers when in office and running for president on the national security scandals of the Bush administration — misdeeds that became public only because of leaks.

“Since I’ve been in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these kinds of leaks and speculation,” Obama said in June 2012. “Now we have mechanisms in place where, if we can root out folks who have leaked, they will suffer consequences. In some case, it’s criminal. These are criminal acts when they release information like this. And we will conduct thorough investigations, as we have in the past.”

Obama’s Justice Department succeeded in putting a number of people in jail for daring to help national security journalists report on classified government programs.

During the Obama administration, the Department of Justice brought charges against eight people accused of leaking to the media — Thomas Drake, Shamai Leibowitz, Stephen Kim, Chelsea Manning, Donald Sachtleben, Jeffrey Sterling, John Kiriakou and Edward Snowden.

*Its OK when Obama does it.

*part 374

Is Omarosa more of the 'best people' that Trump insisted he surrounds himself with?

What were her qualifications again?

Qualification: A pussy like a snapping turtle.