Who in the WH is leaking to the press?

[BainsBane]

The account of Trump talking to the Russians about how he got rid of "nut job" Comey came from someone in the White House. We've seen a number of other stories that have come from White House sources, like accounts of Trump's continuing contact with Flynn.Where do you think the leaks are coming from?

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	Preibus
	1 (9%)
	Bannon
	1 (9%)
	Kushner
	0 (0%)
	Ivanka
	0 (0%)
	Spicey
	1 (9%)
	Mattis
	0 (0%)
	The Russians
	1 (9%)
	FBI, CIA, or NSA, via surveillance of the White House
	6 (55%)
	Someone else? List below.
	0 (0%)
	Pence
	1 (9%)
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[BannonsLiver]

1. I think it's mostly CIA

They would be in a position to know about all of the dirty details and the focus, as far as the media, isn't on them right now. It's all on the FBI and DOJ.

[BainsBane]

2. I think it's someone in his inner circle

Either Bannon, for revenge, or Preibus, to get rid of Trump.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

3. Pence!

[BainsBane]

5. Duh

I needed to include him. I'll add it to the last spot.

[Madam45for2923]

4. If it is someone from Trump's group I wonder why they are turning against him?

[Ligyron]

15. He's an insufferable asshole?

One that constantly berates underlings?

[tblue37]

6. More than one person. nt

[GoCubsGo]

10. Yup, and it's coming from multiple levels. n/t

[R B Garr]

11. Yes, I also think it's more than one person. There seems to be a strategy to it --

leaking slowly but steadily to undermine (edit, and expose him) and reach a breaking point of some kind, whatever that turns out to be.

[miyazaki]

7. Omarosa.

[GallopingGhost]

30. I haven't heard much about her lately.

Probably on a road tour making sure everyone is bowing down properly to Donald.

[anneboleyn]

8. In my fantasies it's Spicer since that would be hilarious. Make him a Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

character. But it's most likely the ordinary people working their asses off in our intelligence agencies. Trump has shit on them right and left so he deserves every bit of it.

[hamsterjill]

33. I seriously think it is Spicer.

Just a gut feeling.

[Else You Are Mad]

9. I believe it is the CIA, MIA, NSA, FBI or any of the other Intel organizations..

My reason being is that Trump is putting all of their Intel, ops and plans in jeopardy. This is just a way to show that they are in control except Trump is just to stupid to realize it and those that do realize it in his administration are not allowed to or are afraid to contradict or instruct Trump.

[R B Garr]

12. +1000, exactly. There seems to be a strategy to it that implies a process

probably used by the IC.

[Ligyron]

17. Yep. PSYOPS like almost

er, scratch "almost".

[Else You Are Mad]

20. The information that is leaked covers too many different areas in the administration...

For it to be anyone but Trump himself, Pence, or Ivanka/Kushner which I doubt any of them are leaking it. The only other group that would have the information are the IC.

That said, it could just be the white house aids that are just utterly terrified of what Trump is doing and they don't want him to get away with it.

[R B Garr]

26. And the IC might have seen enough before the

election that they have some plants here and there. But it's definitely a strategy and it seems to be working. They seem to be turning up the heat now; firing Comey and mocking the Intel community was really stupid.

[BainsBane]

18. That assumes they have the Oval Office under surveillance

You think they do?

[Else You Are Mad]

22. There is no way they don't.

They need to know everything at all times. I think they listen in on all presidents not just Trump.

[rzemanfl]

19. Have an "o" on me. I'm a philanthropist. n/t

[JI7]

34. you mean not the white house itself but if they are watching/listening to the Russians

they could hear what the russians are saying and what they would have said/heard about the meeting with Trump ?

[Corgigal]

13. I think it's the Russians

They got what they wanted. They proved they can screw with our elections. I just don't think he's worth the stress to them either. He's too much of a loose cannon and it doesn't look like the sanctions will be lifted.

They can get another one, who just smarter and know how to keep their mouth shut.

[BainsBane]

23. Maybe for some of the stories

but they can't know this unless they have the WH under surveillance. https://www.democraticunderground.com/10029090665

[tavernier]

14. They all are.

Especially if it's worth a couple of bucks. They all know that Rump is going down quite soon, so some will try to cash in, others who might gain from this will leak for personal reasons. And the occasional patriot will leak in order to get this looney toon in a straight jacket.

[Squinch]

16. The one who is sane.

[underpants]

21. People in DC talk (as with any business) and they love seeing their story in the press

I think there are multiple leakers in every direction.

[JHan]

24. Bannon has , and I wouldn't put it past Preibus.

If it's CIA,...... that scares me.

[Mr. Ected]

25. Meredith McIver n/t

[underthematrix]

27. Don't care who it is. I just want them to keep leaking

[BainsBane]

28. It's nonstop now

We've had three major stories in the past two hours.

[Else You Are Mad]

29. I was MIA from any sort of media today.

And, I came back and it was mind blowing what happened in one afternoon. There is no way Trump can keep ahead of the damning news.

[BainsBane]

31. I've never seen anything like this

One bombshell after another.

[herding cats]

35. I think that's the leakers plan.

They want him not to be a able to keep ahead of the damning news. They only way he's neutralized is if they can keep him off his game.

I have some concerns what will happen if he has enough time to formulate a plan of retaliation and can stick with it before having to put out more fires. I'm positive I'm not the only one.

[Else You Are Mad]

39. Agreed.

I think we are lucky that Trump hired mostly inexperienced people for his administration because they do not know how to deal with it. So long as Trump doesn't hire serious and experienced politicians, I don't think he will ne able to simultaneously put out the fires and form a retaliation plan.

[LeftInTX]

32. Housekeeping??

[herding cats]

36. It's not one person, it's several.

They're all doing it for their own various reasons, in some cases they're even doing it to spite each other. That's my take on it.

[WinkyDink]

37. An unknown to us. Or Housekeeping (See: "Fingers, Five").

1952, James Mason.

[ucrdem]

38. I voted team Pence but this latest NYT story makes me wonder

if mister reality TV isn't playing the press for chumps and leaking some of this stuff just to keep his show at the top of the ratings. I realize this seems unlikely given his irritation over the issue but getting that "nutjob" line onto the wires just as he was taking off seems like classic NJ revenge, hang the consequences, like closing lanes on the Washington Bridge.

p.s. this one: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/19/us/politics/trump-russia-comey.html

[Demsrule86]

40. A low level staffer who is a 'chump' according to Trump

is leaking...he/she hates Trump who is a a terrible person and a worse boss.

[kentuck]

41. It is a couple of lawyers...

...that someone in the White House has attained to protect themselves from criminal liability.