I don't trust supposed White House insider leaker stories

[Stinky The Clown]

There are, first of all, very few on the inside. The who are there are in deep and are true believers.

I may be overly suspicious, but I think a lot of what gets reported as leaks is intentional disinfo. That was the case when Russia was running such things in the campaign. I think it is still the case today, although maybe not Russia so much as President Bannon himself.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I agree. It's interesting stuff but it should be viewed with skepticism.

[flamingdem]

2. For instance the RoguePOTUSstaff account - found this twitter post via Malcom Nance

Ghost Ryder
?@cateia97

I believe RoguePOTUSstaff is a Russian disinformation account, and I'll prove it. (Bear with me)


** They've been quoted on MSNBC - when will the media get it, we're being multilevel trolled by these fake entities

[2naSalit]

4. I think they

believe that we, the audience, can only handle simple information bits and only present what the owners allow anyway. Remember, there are only some five entities who own all of our major media. They are complicit to some degree as well.

[cynatnite]

3. I wouldn't totally discount them...

Those who leak are oftentimes like the attention from reporters, especially if they know it'll make news.

You can take them with a grain of salt, but I wouldn't ignore them either.

[hlthe2b]

5. the only one I've seen is the "roguePOTUSSTAFF" twitter (tho I'm not on twitter)

it, to me seems pretty "generic" in what it reports and not especially ahead of those stories that eventually end up in the MSM. So, while it may or may not be "real", it doesn't seem like it is all that "impressive"....

I agree that it appears the WH is intensely insular and lower level staff would have a very hard time coming across "the goods"... That said, one can never truly kill the rumor mill and gossip channels, so, who knows.

Are there others? (other sites?)

[uponit7771]

6. +1, they could've ALREADY done a "Canary Test" to see who the leaker is

[underpants]

7. I don't either

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028534180

[C_U_L8R]

8. RoguePOTUSstaff? Sounds like Bannon agitprop to me.

I'd love to believe we have real rebels on the inside....
and so would Bannon. Its the perfect disinfo channel
for his deceptions and head-fakes. Squirrel.

[dgibby]

9. I don't trust anything that comes out from them,

but I do enjoy reading the reports. Having said that, I don't post anything from them on social media.

[Pacifist Patriot]

10. I have been deeply skeptical.

[AlexSFCA]

11. definately

we can only trust if those people come out publicly. Do not trust anonymous sources. We are better than this.

[get the red out]

12. Me neither

I'd rather stick with proven news sources.

[Phoenix61]

13. I agree

But we may not be the intended audience.. Nothing like sowing seeds of suspicion among Bannon etal. Do you really think Putin would stop with the American public? Citizens being pissed doesn't matter to him. He doesn't see us as having any power. He wants an unstable government and that means turning them against each other.

[titaniumsalute]

14. It is all BS. There's no Rogue going on

[bettyellen]

15. I agree some are to confuse people but some now be used to figure out who has leaked ...

[Tommy Generico]

16. Agree

I am also skeptical of the ubiquitous "unnamed source", especially when it's plausible.

[Turn CO Blue]

17. I think the tweets are from low level aides or support staff or office clerks.

In the photos of Thing signing documents, there are always lots of aides way in the background. These are the people that unjam the fax machines, answer the main phoneline, make the coffee, etc. They are young, in their mid-20's, so yes, they'd be on Twitter. And clerical staff does become invisible after awhile, so they do hear things, or rumors of things.

[Lurks Often]

18. Unlikely, because if they were ever caught, at best they could hope to be fired

and if anything they tweeted was classified, prosecuted.

[Turn CO Blue]

19. So far, all they've shared is how moody everyone is, and who is in what faction.

Interesting, but not classified.

[Squinch]

20. I see no reason not to believe they are real, and even if they aren't they are to our benefit.

The portrayal of the infighting and the Keystone Kop atmosphere is exactly the kind of thing that makes Trump want to bite off his own arm.

I love those leaker stories. There is no downside in them for us

[JI7]

21. also a lot of the things being reported are things we can see for ourselves

Such as them having no idea what they are doing.

But i don't believe any of the crap meant to make any if them look like a better person