Justice Department cracks down on leaks in Trump White HouseThe Washington Times, Jul 31, 2017
The Justice Department is expected to deliver news this week on progress in sniffing out the “astonishing” number of leakers who have bedeviled the Trump administration, aiming to deliver on the president’s promise to stop the unauthorized release of sensitive information.
Officials are unlikely to detail specific investigations since the department usually waits until criminal charges are filed before going into any depth.
But they are likely to confirm the soaring rate of leaks.
“We have seen an astonishing increase in the number of leaks of classified national security information in recent months,” department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said last week.
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Other leaks are still being probed.
Details about a suicide bombing outside a pop concert in Manchester, England, leaked to American media outlets, briefly causing British law enforcement to stop sharing information with U.S. agencies. Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed a crackdown, though no charges have been filed in that case.
Details of Mr. Trump’s phone conversations with his counterparts in Australia and Mexico have also leaked, as have details about his Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.
The expected Justice Department announcement could be a way to smooth over difficulties between the president and the attorney general. Mr. Trump lashed out at Mr. Sessions on numerous fronts last week, prompting some to speculate the attorney general could be forced out.
But the White House on Monday rejected reports that the president might ask Mr. Sessions to move into the post at the Department of Homeland Security, which was vacated by Gen. John F. Kelly’s move to become Mr. Trump’s chief of staff.
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