Somebody has struck back

[DemocratSinceBirth]

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You know the leak about TFG squirrelling away nuclear secrets in the basement of his country club was a response to Judge Loose Cannon's ruling which was unmoored from law or principle.

[triron]

1. I'm guessing that as well.

[emulatorloo]

2. I doubt it was the DOJ. They don't leak. Could be DNI. I would understand if they were pissed.

https://www.dni.gov/

[DemocratSinceBirth]

4. It was definitely a tit for tat

[lostnfound]

20. I like tit for tat. We need more of that.

Normally I’m a believer in higher ground, but I’m not sure the American experiment has enough time for that, right now. The bad guys have too many pieces on the chessboard.

[H2O Man]

11. Important point.

The DOJ doesn't leak. The Intelligence Community does, and always for a reason.

[crickets]

18. +1

eta - whoever leaked it, I hope it was coordinated. It would be unpleasant for Garland to hear about it at the same time as the general public.

[StrkSrviver]

25. I don't

The more the independence of the DOJ is protected the better!

[crickets]

27. That is a good point. Tricky tightrope for all of them to walk.

Belated welcome to DU, StrkSrviver!

[StrkSrviver]

32. Thank You

[emulatorloo]

22. FWIW Wapo says this about their sources:

“A document describing a foreign government’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found by FBI agents who searched former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and private club last month, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring concerns among U.S. intelligence officials about classified material stashed in the Florida property.

Definitely suggests intelligence community.

[onecaliberal]

3. I told my husband that the powers that be will leak whatever they need to make it pellucidly

Clear that the tick is dangerous and needs to be locked up.

[RKP5637]

8. Yeah, and he still walks around spouting his crap. Look at what they did with

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. And this guy might have done far worse depending on what he might have shared. Yet there are apparently no restraints on him at all. He just walks around creating more chaos spreading disinformation and lies plus collecting donations.

[Mr.Bill]

5. I don't think Garland himself

would operate that way, but probably somebody did, and that was their motivation.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

6. Almost everything we've learned about this has been from leaks...

After Trump ran his mouth.

[Liberty Belle]

7. My bet is the FBI leaked this.

Remember, Deep Throat, Woodward & Bernstein's Watergate whistleblower who brought down Nixon was the #2 guy at the FBI. He admitted it on his deathbed.

[Claustrum]

9. +1

My thoughts exactly when I first heard the news.

[gab13by13]

10. The Washington Post reported

about nuclear documents a month ago. It was once again their report that came out today. The Post could have gotten that information from anyone.

[global1]

13. Didn't Tr**p Make A Statement That There Was No ....

nuclear documents.

Another lie!!!

[brush]

12. Trump is the original leaker of the whole thing. Remember he was in...

Bedminster and away from MRL when the warrant was quietly being served with no sirens, plain clothed agents with no FBI windbreakers. It was going without a hitch until trump blurted it out from Jersey...always the aggrieved, persecuted victim that he see his lying, thieving, criminal ass to be.

It could've been done without the public knowing about it.

Too bad, trumpy. What comes around, goes around, as we used to say in the 'hood.

[onenote]

14. The DOJ official who represented the government in the case said leaks are "bad"

I doubt DOJ would leak the information and in so doing embarrass their lead attorney, Jay Bratt, who is the Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section (CES) of the National Security Division of DOJ. At the hearing, Bratt had the following exchange with Cannon:

Cannon: Are you aware, Mr Bratt, of any [leaks ] to the media, relative to the contents of the seized records?

Bratt: Not on the part of anybody that I'm working with.... I see the same things in the press that other people do. It's bad. People are talking. If people on the government's side are talking about it, I'm not aware of anybody we work with that has had contact with the press and certainty don't condone it in any way."

[emulatorloo]

16. Exactly. See my theory above fwiw.

[Fiendish Thingy]

15. I don't believe DOJ leaked that info. Nt

[GusBob]

17. Fighting the corruption and corrupt judges

Whomever the leakers are, it appears to be the only tool to fight against the layers of corruption

[Baitball Blogger]

19. Did the judge know this before the ruling?

Because, if she did know about it, and still went ahead with the obstruction, she's every bit complicit in this mess.

It's what's wrong with everything. Trump's cronies are putting us in jeopardy when they step in to protect him.

[Arazi]

21. My guess is Mitch McConnell. Or Mike Pompeo is responsible for this leak

It’s someone deeply connected that wants #Traitor taken out.

DOJ doesn’t leak and nobody in Trumpland would dare double cross dear leader.

The leaker wants Judge Cannon to check herself, immediately

[emulatorloo]

23. Probably the intelligence community. First paragraph from article:

A document describing a foreign government’s military defenses, including its nuclear capabilities, was found by FBI agents who searched former president Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and private club last month, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring concerns among U.S. intelligence officials about classified material stashed in the Florida property.

[crickets]

28. I tend to agree. If it wasn't someone from intelligence,

best believe they will find out who it was. It won't be pretty.

[KS Toronado]

24. I wonder if it was the Biden White House

adding fuel to the fire that tRumpie and Magats are bad for this country.
Attempting to influence the midterms?

[emulatorloo]

31. No. Absolutely not.

[magicarpet]

26. A fire hose of,..

.... of flagrant lies,.. fraudulent assumptions,.. grossly misleading inaccuracies are spewing from team tRump.

The DOJ,.. the FBI,.. and the United States Government must defend American Democracy from the barrage of team tRump political propaganda and criminal propaganda they are flooding and contaminating the general public's communications systems with.

tRump is totally devoid of patriotism in any shape or form. He has no loyalty to the institution of American Democracy,.. he could give a fuck less about all that nonsense.

tRump thinks American Democracy at best is like a Hollywood actor's theatrical rendition of devout loyalty to ones country. tRump's idea of patriotism is to take a made in China American flag pin and slapping it on your left side lapel. That is what tRump thinks it takes to prove one's patriotism.

American Democracy to tRump is little more than a staged act very similar to a Reality Television Show. Nothing of substance, nothing of depth, or nothing of any purpose or meaning. It is all just a theatrical show to entertain the masses, and then brag about the ratings drawn in from your massively huge and astounding large audiences.

tRump does not possess the intellectual firepower to truly understand or give a hoot about the intricacies of American Democracy or knowledge of or familiarity with down to the marrow of your bones - vehement or genuine PATRIOTISM.

These issues are way above and way beyond the realms of tRump's limited knowledge or limited understandings.

Curse the day he rode down that tRump Tower escalator and headed towards the occupancy of the Oval Office. Such an evil stupid man should have never in a million years or come within a million miles or ever gained entry into the people's White House.

Now the problem is,... he appears unwilling to ever just go away and make his final exit - so we can focus our undivided attentions towards cleaning up the horrific mess that he made.

Just leave us alone,.. just let us be,.. just take a long hike and conveniently get lost. We yearn for our final good bye. Just disappear and be gone - would you please ?

[Justice matters.]

30. Because he's deeply in trouble with all the investigations targeting him

he wants to run again with the conviction that being a POTUS shields him from prosecutions. He said it himself, kid you not!

[Warpy]

29. That's the way I'm reading it, too

Judge loose Cannon has got to be feeling some of the heat now.