[Cboldt]

I think I figured it out. Nobody is necessarily listening in, and you may be correct that the leak came from the IC.

interviewing senior intelligence officials as part of a widening probe that now includes an examination of whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice, officials said.

I think what we see here is an inference by the reporter. Senior IC official is interviewed. Reporter speculates that "Did Trump ever ask you to [blah blah blah]" same questions asked at Congressional hearings sort of thing were posed to the witness. This is where an IC witness could leak contents of questions posed. The reporter extends that into the opening of an investigation into obstruction by Trump.

[Ethrane]

Me thinks this is just another media attempt to goad Trump into doing something rash...like firing Mueller. Of course if Mueller had an ounce of decency he would have never accepted the assignment, or certainly announce his resignation after the focus became James Comey.

Trump just needs to bide his time here right now, and keep doing work to disassemble Obama’s mess while getting a PR team in place to hit back hard against the false narrative that this investigation represents.

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

The reporter extends that into the opening of an investigation into obstruction by Trump.

Thanks. I am not sure of the definition of "opening an investigation." In a sense, asking questions about something is a kind of "investigation," but the WaPo won't let me read the article without paying. I don't even know what they are claiming.