I have to believe the intelligence agencies

[grumpyduck]

aren't sitting around waiting to see what's in those files and what they can do about it. They probably already know at least some of it and are in damage-control mode.

If this were a Tom Clancy novel, they would already be planning to use some of the compromised stuff as misinformation.

[getagrip_already]

1. One would hope they did that years ago...

Once they realized tfg was likely leaking info, hopefully they salted the docs he took with enough crap to make it useless. tfg didn't need the actual names of spies for any rational purpose. They could have given him anything.

[FalloutShelter]

2. I think some of our agents in the field may have already reported some of the

missing docs have shown up in the wrong hands. Perhaps this is what triggered the raid.

Malcom Nance speculated this right after the raid, on Stephanie MIller's pod cast.

[Irish_Dem]

3. Agents, assets, informants, in the field had to have noticed something was going on.

There had to be some buzz, unusual behavior, etc.

Trump obviously did not hide anything and didn't keep his mouth shut.

People around Trump had to have known too.

[FalloutShelter]

4. Absolutely!

[Marcuse]

5. Trump requested the names of foreign assets, but was given a list of loyal Russian officials.

[thucythucy]

6. One trick that might be used is to plant some piece of alleged intell

that only one suspect receives.

If that particular item ends up anywhere else, you know exactly who the leaker is.

It would be lovely indeed if this turns up to be the case with Hair Furor.