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riversedge

(69,722 posts)
Wed May 17, 2017, 12:37 PM May 2017

Intel Community Will Not Conduct Damage Assessment of Trumps Disclosure

well, isn't this convenient for Trumpy!!




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Intel Community Will Not Conduct Damage Assessment of Trump’s Disclosure


http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/05/16/intel-community-will-not-conduct-damage-assessment-of-trumps-disclosure/

Authorized or not, disclosures of classified intelligence are usually examined. Not this time.

By Jenna McLaughlin
May 16, 2017



The intelligence community will not be doing a damage assessment into President Donald Trump’s disclosures of classified intelligence to Russian officials, Foreign Policy has learned.

The Washington Post reported Monday that Trump shared classified intelligence provided by a U.S. ally about potential ISIS plots with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak during a meeting at the White House. The news touched off a political firestorm, with White House officials defending Trump’s right to share intelligence, and critics accusing him of damaging national security.


Damage assessments, part of the intelligence community’s purview under the National Security Act of 1974, happen when there is an “unauthorized disclosure”, compromise, or mishandling of classified information to determine if there’s any “actual or potential damage” to national security as a result.

The president is the ultimate declassification authority, meaning Trump’s disclosure would not be deemed “unauthorized,” even if a foreign partner did not offer permission to share it. However, when classified information is disclosed, even if technically authorized, the intelligence community often does a damage assessment—either formally or informally—to determine if sources and methods had been compromised, a former senior administration official told FP in a phone interview.

“It’s ultimately the IC’s call, but [I’m] surprised there wouldn’t be one (even an informal one), in this case,” the former senior administration official told FP in a text message.

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Intel Community Will Not Conduct Damage Assessment of Trumps Disclosure (Original Post) riversedge May 2017 OP
Or maybe they are just not admitting that they are. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #1
Having decided it's best not to tell him. NT enough May 2017 #6
You have to believe the Israel Intel Community is totally asiliveandbreathe May 2017 #2
Need to get vocal about this furtheradu May 2017 #3
Must be nice to own your own personal intelligence community. CincyDem May 2017 #4
They are in unchartered ground. Not even Bush leaked Blue_true May 2017 #5

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
2. You have to believe the Israel Intel Community is totally
Wed May 17, 2017, 12:40 PM
May 2017

doing damage assessment...afterall, it is their spy who is in danger - due to this POS we have in the WH..

CincyDem

(6,283 posts)
4. Must be nice to own your own personal intelligence community.
Wed May 17, 2017, 12:41 PM
May 2017


Great quote on the topic from someone last night..."lawful but awful".

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
5. They are in unchartered ground. Not even Bush leaked
Wed May 17, 2017, 12:54 PM
May 2017

secret information the way Trump is. The Intelligence Community should push for Congress to do it's job, or do unauthorized leaks damaging to Trump.

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