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kentuck

(115,644 posts)
Tue May 16, 2017, 08:16 AM May 2017

Who passed the information to the Washington Post? [View all]

It is reported that a past and a present security official leaked the information.

Why did McMaster come out to report that it was "false"? But, then, Trump tweets this morning that he did give information to the Russians and that he had the right. Did he just hang McMaster out to dry?

It was also reported that McMaster, Tillerson, and Dina Powell were in the room. There were no American press or photographers. Was it one of those three that leaked?

Did Trump demand that McMaster come out and discount the story?

It was reported about a week ago that there had been shouting matches between Trump and McMaster.

How long until McMaster is gone?

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I think the Russians leaked it. justiceischeap May 2017 #1
What would be the motive to leak for the Russians? kentuck May 2017 #5
Continued destabilization of our political process. nt. NCTraveler May 2017 #8
It's working. kentuck May 2017 #10
Yes, and genxlib May 2017 #15
It's been reported repeatedly that Russia wants to disrupt Democracy justiceischeap May 2017 #9
Undermine the US President, make the US divided. AngryAmish May 2017 #12
Yep. dalton99a May 2017 #13
I agree. hamsterjill May 2017 #22
Intel infor was posted in Russian newspaper. riversedge May 2017 #2
That's what twitter is tweeting about this morning, too. Who leaked it.. nt lostnfound May 2017 #3
i also heard it was leaked by russians wanting to really.... samnsara May 2017 #4
It's a twofer for the Russians. yardwork May 2017 #6
It was someone in the IC that was told and then leaked, no? That was my understanding of it anyhow. boston bean May 2017 #7
someone came out and wanted the source warned. mopinko May 2017 #17
Maybe it was BumRushDaShow May 2017 #11
you'd have to consider the Russians (through a conduit) bigtree May 2017 #14
It could have been someone who saw the transcript Phoenix61 May 2017 #16
There were calls to the IC immediatly following the conversation. Ms. Toad May 2017 #18
What does Russia/Trump have on McMaster? GeorgeGist May 2017 #19
It was either McMaster or Dina Powell... Pachamama May 2017 #20
Interesting. H2O Man May 2017 #21
Mike Pence? FSogol May 2017 #23
Didn't Tillerson said he'd be "independent" this week? Dem2 May 2017 #24
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