LEAKS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Republicans and Democrats denounced government leaking this week after transcripts of President Donald Trump’s calls with foreign leaders was exposed by the Washington Post.
The rejection of leaks comes as Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected Friday [8-4-17] to a Justice Department investigation into leaks coming out of the government.
Trump has been railing against the leaks coming out of his administration for weeks as a stream of unflattering stories has embarrassed the White House. Some of those stories are based on anonymously sourced but unclassified gossip about infighting among his aides, while others are more serious leaks of information about the ongoing probe into his campaign’s relationship with Russia or his dealings with foreign leaders.
Republicans have typically been quick to draw attention to the leak problem throughout the Russia investigation, while Democrats have generally focused on questions about whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia’s attempts to meddle in the election last year. But a leak on Thursday prompted lawmakers from both parties to speak out and raise their concern.”
-Madeline Conway, “Republicans and Democrats condemn leaking Trump’s conversation with foreign leaders,” Politico, Aug. 4, 2017 09:38pm