If a President leaks, then he should be arrested.
What if Bush leaked?
Should we cut him off?
Theoreticaly how would you handle the case of a President leaking?
If a President leaks, then he should be arrested.
Should we cut him off?
Bush would leak to make himself look bad?
But as to the scenario of a president who cannot be trusted with classified information, we don't have to play "what if", we have precedent. The FBI curtailed briefings to Clinton and his administration because Freeh did not trust them.
The Crisis Continues -- FBI vs. White House
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Freeh found out about this while in Saudi Arabia and ordered that the information not be sent to the White House. According to The Times, only after Freeh discussed the matter with Reno was anything sent over -- "They agreed to send the White House copies of documents like the briefing materials that the FBI had given to two national security council aides in June 1996 when the issue first arose at the White House." The final product sent to the White House was not much more information than had only been reported in the press.
Earlier reports indicate that Freeh was quite miffed by the White House request, "furious" to be exact. The Times quotes anonymous officials as saying that Freeh was concerned that any information he sent over would be leaked and that he would be attacked for providing the sensitive information to the White House.
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As one might imagine, the White House is embarrassed by this latest New York Times report, coming as it is on the heels of the FBI accusing Clinton and the White House of lying when it said NSC staffers were instructed by the FBI in June, 1996 not to inform higher-ups, including Bill, about Chinese attempts to influence congressional elections.