Trump’s Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge

By artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 1:39pm |

Trump’s Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge https://t.co/5Yr5H3sR4y
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) May 25, 2019

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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/25/us/politics/trump-intelligence-agencies.html

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Intel chief warns Barr could imperil national security by declassifying documents

By Quint Forgey @ Politico.com, 05/24/2019 04:21 PM EDT

The nation’s intelligence chief expressed hope Friday that Attorney General William Barr would adhere to “long-established standards” during his investigation into the origins of the Russia probe — but warned the release of “highly-sensitive classified information” would imperil national security [....]

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 1:57pm

Natasha Bertrand:

New from me: Trump’s declassification order has set up a showdown between DOJ and the intelligence community that could trigger resignations and threaten the CIA’s ability to conduct its core business — managing secret intelligence and sources. https://t.co/iUFVCeWRe0
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 25, 2019

Former senior national security officials are also concerned that Trump’s delegation to Barr will lead to selective declassification intended to bolster the president’s political narrative—à la the Nunes memo. https://t.co/iUFVCeWRe0 https://t.co/J7KhZIfZIb
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) May 25, 2019

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 2:18pm

WaPo: Barr could expose secrets, politicize intelligence with review of Russia probe, current and former officials fear

"This is a complete slap in the face to the director of national intelligence."

Officials are concerned about the possible compromise of intelligence sources, including those deep inside the Russian government, with A.G. Barr's review of the Russia probe.

"This is a complete slap in the face to the director of national intelligence."https://t.co/tjak5o5kzp
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 25, 2019

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 2:23pm

The NYTimes published this related piece yesterday, by Julian Barnes and David Sanger. (Today's article was by Barnes and Michael Schmidt; all 3 of those guys have long experience and lots of sources in the intel world, going way back, I bet they are getting an earful):

The CIA spent years cultivating a Russian source close to Putin who gave the U.S. crucial insights into the 2016 election interference operation. Now that person's identity is at risk: https://t.co/iKsrUX41qu
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) May 24, 2019

by artappraiser on Sat, 05/25/2019 - 5:15pm

Trump’s Targeting of Intelligence Agencies Gains a Harder Edge

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