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Clapper Leaked The Dossier To CNN After Ordering Comey To Brief Trump (Update: Clapper Hired By CNN)
2018-04-28
[Hot Air] Credit to Sean Davis at the Federalist for catching this today. The newly declassified report on Russia from the House Intel Committee states that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper was the person who leaked word of the dossier being briefed to Trump last January. From the report:
When initially asked about leaks related to the ICA in July 2017, former DNI Clapper flatly denied "discussing the dossier [compiled by Steele] or any other intelligence related to Russia hacking of the 2016 election with journalists." Clapper subsequently acknowledged discussing the "dossier with CNN journalist Jake Tapper," and admitted that he might have spoken with other journalists about the same topic. Clapper’s discussion with Tapper took place in early January 2017, around the time IC leaders briefed President Obama and President-elect Trump, on "the Christopher Steele information," a two-page summary of which was " enclosed in" the highly classified version of the ICA."

Why is that significant? Because according to James Comey, he briefed Trump on the salacious elements of the dossier specifically because he was aware that CNN and other outlets were looking for a "news hook" that would give them an excuse to get the dossier before the public. From Comey’s memo [emphasis added]:

Posted by:Besoeker

#7  Clapper needs to rid the world of himself.
Posted by: Injun Bucket8891   2018-04-28 23:47  

#6  When an organization becomes a threat to the Constitution, its just as dangerous as any foreign enemy.

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and bureaucratic;
Posted by: SteveS   2018-04-28 18:09  

#5  How do we get this POS into jail?
Posted by: irishrageboy   2018-04-28 17:45  

#4  When an organization becomes a threat to the Constitution, its just as dangerous as any foreign enemy. You remove the threat.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-04-28 08:09  

#3  ....difficult to single out one agency and fire everyone involved in any misbehavior.

Classic non-attribution.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-28 07:44  

#2  Clapper subsequently acknowledged discussing the "dossier with CNN journalist Jake Tapper," and admitted that he might have spoken with other journalists about the same topic.

Obama muddied the waters by making sure intelligence was shared among more agencies so it would be difficult to single out one agency and fire everyone involved in any misbehavior. Clapper used the same technique to make sure CNN couldn't be singled out as well.
Posted by: gorb   2018-04-28 03:46  

#1  This odious cretin continues to give old, bald headed men a very bad name.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-28 03:07  

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