Posted on 08/04/2017 5:53:04 AM PDT by Enlightened1
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats will hold speak on Friday morning about the Trump administration's ongoing efforts to combat intelligence leaks, according to a Justice Department statement.
Sessions and Coats will deliver remarks at 11 a.m. on "leaks of classified material threatening national security," according to the statement.
Following those remarks, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina will talk to reporters in an "off-camera pen and pad discussion."
Last week, Sessions told Fox News's Tucker Carlson that consequences for intelligence leakers needed to be stronger, arguing that what's been done in the past to combat leaks hasn't been effective.
"I have not been happy with the past prosecutions and investigations of criminal leaks," Sessions said last week, noting that the U.S. has "already taken a number of steps."
"We already have multiples, numbers of prosecutions compared to last year at this time," he said, adding that the Justice Department would be "stepping up" prosecution of intelligence leak cases.
"Were stepping up those cases. It cannot continue," Sessions said. "People need to go to jail."
Intelligence leaks have already had consequences for the United States.
In May, police in Manchester, England, announced they were no longer sharing intelligence related to the bombing of an Ariana Grande concert with the United States after a string of leaks to the American media about the attack.
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What is to leak on this? It is going to be a dog and pony show: “we are very concerned by leaks. We are going to do all we can do to bring the leakers to justice. No, we don’t have any indictments to announce today, or tomorrow, or next week but rest assured we will get to the bottom of this. The FBI will be working non stop toward this end. We do not intend to put any reporters before grand juries at this time unless they show up with marijuana in their possession. Thank you and good day”.
we Do?
I must have missed those?
Anyone got a list of names of those that have been charged and "prosecuted"?
All I see are daily increased and more egregious leaks...with no consequences.
I'd like to see Sessions laterally moved over to, say, HS, and a person who would do his freaking job, put in as AG. Since the dems are going to block any chance of POTUS doing any recess appointments, he needs to find someone that has already been vetted -
And he needs his new FBI guy to raid O'bummer's war room and confiscate all those GOV'T owned computers he stole.
Thanks for posting. I knew he recused himself from Russian investigation but I didn’t realize during his confirmation he said he wouldn’t investigate Hillary. I know Trump said he wouldn’t go after her. So why why is Trump and many others mad at Sessions for keeping his word? Personally I think they should investigate the Clinton Foundation but maybe they already are.
“And he needs his new FBI guy to raid O’bummer’s war room and confiscate all those GOV’T owned computers he stole.”
Did they ever get back the furniture and dinnerware the Clintons’ stole??
“Personally I think they should investigate the Clinton Foundation but maybe they already are.”
Hum, a good deal of the Crime Foundation crimes are IRS based. Whom is still the Commissioner of IRS? Let me think on that, oh, it is the same guy who did not see any violations in how the Tea Party was treated along with other matters. Why is this hack still employed. Maybe they plan to replace him with Learner if Shumer says it is OK?
In related news, the media has announced they will release transcript copies of the Sessions and Coats speeches an hour before the two actually speak so there will be no surprises. The transcripts are from copies leaked to the media earlier.
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If Rosenstein is a key player in this effort, nothing will be accomplished. He is a partisan Dem who appointed Meullelr and sees no conflicts in Meuller’s hiring or friendship with Comey and himself. As long as the leaks hurt Trump, Rosenstein will have no problems with them.
Flush this turd!
There’s something murky going on and the usual line that its the Democrats and Liberal responsible doesn’t cover all the bases.
The Uniparty is corrupt to the core.
“Sessions is still not going after Hillary who appears untouchable.”
Can you post a link? Or just say how you know?
Show me where Hillary is being prosecuted?
She is running around free as a bird.
Good point. Right now they are busy investigating Trump’s personal finances.
What is “300 club”?
Will there be questions accepted? Will anyone ask about the Awan Bros.?
Not for US: Following those remarks, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and National Counterintelligence and Security Center Director William Evanina will talk to reporters in an “off-camera pen and pad discussion.”
I’m really excited! After six months of nothing I’m sure Sessions has turned into a bulldog and will arrest them all. Worthless Sessions will give us more of the same, NOTHING. Sessions has done more to derail this presidency with his inaction than any deep state rat.
A hundred years ago, there would have been arrests, convictions and hangings.
So Sessions - all talk and no action.
By this time, he should have several warrants/subpoenas/ names already in the pipe line,
He should have been able to say: “We has issued subpoenas/arrest warrants on ___number of suspected leakers.
All he seems to be doing is making ‘sound good’ statements to cover his weasel hiney
Not much different than I postulated.
Why not have everyone in the administration wear: I DARE you to leak info. About as effective as this.
Where the leaks have been published, pull in the publisher, put them before a grand jury. If they claim some kind of confidentiality, jail em. Load, rinse, repeat as necessary.
Where are the unmasking investigations? Where is the special prosecutor to investigate Clinton, comedy, lynch?
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