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Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« on: August 04, 2017, 05:08:14 pm »
Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media

Ed MorrisseyPosted at 12:01 pm on August 4, 2017

Message received? Two weeks after Donald Trump began publicly lambasting his Attorney General for a lack of focus on executive branch leaks (among other things), Jeff Sessions announced a new effort to plug the holes. Sessions emphasized that the effort started “months” ago, but that it will get a higher priority and public profile. “We have tripled the number of leak investigations,” Sessions told a press conference earlier today, and also announced that four people have been charged with leaking classified material, although it’s not clear when that took place:

http://hotair.com/archives/2017/08/04/sessions-youre-darned-right-going-leakers-maybe-media/
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Re: Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« Reply #1 on: August 04, 2017, 05:13:53 pm »
Maybe the media??
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Re: Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« Reply #2 on: August 04, 2017, 08:53:35 pm »
Media Freak Out After Sessions Suggests He'll Subpoena Reporters

http://dailycaller.com/2017/08/04/media-freak-out-after-sessions-suggests-hell-subpoena-reporters/

Media figures expressed alarm on Friday after Attorney General Jeff Sessions said the Department of Justice is reviewing current policies about subpoenaing reporters as part of the investigation into leaks of classified information.

” I have listened to career investigators and prosecutors about how to most successfully investigate and prosecute these matters. At their suggestion, one of the things we are doing is reviewing policies affecting media subpoenas,” Sessions said at a press conference Friday morning.

“We respect the important role that the press plays and will give them respect, but it is not unlimited. They cannot place lives at risk with impunity. We must balance their role with protecting our national security and the lives of those who serve in our intelligence community, the armed forces, and all law abiding Americans.”
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Re: Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« Reply #3 on: August 04, 2017, 10:45:00 pm »
Can someone explain to me the difference in bringing Julian Assange back for prosecution because of his releasing classified information but it's okay for the media to release classified information?
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Re: Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2017, 11:23:46 pm »
Quote from: mrclose on August 04, 2017, 10:45:00 pm
Can someone explain to me the difference in bringing Julian Assange back for prosecution because of his releasing classified information but it's okay for the media to release classified information

According to Pompeo, Wikileaks didn't just receive classified info from Manning, they directed what specific information should be gathered.  That would be the difference.  Whether you believe the head of the CIA is another story.
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Re: Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« Reply #5 on: August 04, 2017, 11:26:37 pm »
Quote from: edpc on August 04, 2017, 11:23:46 pm
According to Pompeo, Wikileaks didn't just receive classified info from Manning, they directed what specific information should be gathered.  That would be the difference.  Whether you believe the head of the CIA is another story.

I'd wager the media tells these people what they want.

Presidential communications should be sacrosanct.
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Re: Sessions: You’re darned right we’re going after leakers — and maybe the media
« Reply #6 on: August 05, 2017, 01:41:50 am »
Go get 'em, Jeff!
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