Newer News: July 2017
June 2017 Intelligence News
- Trump slaps Comey with 'leaker' label, but legal fight far from clear by Josh Gerstein, Politico, June 9. "Experts say Comey may have violated FBI policy, but Trump lawyers' threats not certain to damage him."
- Trump Calls Comey a 'Leaker.' What Does That Mean? by Charlie Savage, New York Times, June 9. "The word 'leak' has no official legal definition. But the term usually refers to the act of providing confidential information to the public in a surreptitious way and without official authorization."
- Trump's Top Lawman Won't Promise 'Fully Independent' Russia Probe by Spencer Ackerman, Daily Beast, Jun 7. "The Trump-Russia probe is now being run by a special counsel in order to guarantee its integrity. Except the man who appointed that counsel won't make that guarantee."
- Charges show peril for leakers, journalists alike, by Cory Bennett, Politico, June 6. "Both a Georgia contractor and an online news outlet may have failed to take proper precautions against government scrutiny, security experts say."
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