White House says it's 'reviewing protocols' after Trump seemingly violated federal policy by disclosing jobs data early

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The White House said Friday that it is “reviewing protocols” around economic data releases after President Donald Trump appeared to disclose sensitive jobs information ahead of its official publication, a move that economists described as “unprecedented” and potentially in violation of long-standing federal policy.

In a statement provided on background, a White House official said the episode stemmed from “an inadvertent public disclosure” following routine presidential briefings on economic data.

This occurred “following the regular procedure of presidents being prebriefed on economic data releases,” the official said. “The White House is accordingly reviewing protocols regarding economic data releases.”

The official bristled at the criticism of the disclosure, arguing that media coverage had overplayed its significance.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/white-house-says-reviewing-protocols-193323563.html

Tsk tsk, bad Donny bad - the GOP

[Wiz Imp]

1. I think this is more evidence of Trump's dementia than it is of Trump doint it on purpose for some personal gain.

The data were not good, so Trump would seem to have nothing to gain by reprting these data early. I guess the one sign that it was purposeful (to manipulate the market) would be if someone made a ton of money off it being released early. I imagine that would be possible to track. I'm sure it's being investigated by independent journalists.

It seems more likely that Trump simply forgot that he's not allowed to release the data because nobody reminded him when he was briefed.

Regardless of the reason, this is extremely serious and dangerous. The seriousness cannot be overstated.

[Johonny]

2. They cant insider trade if every gets the news early