Posted on 06/03/2025 11:59:49 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Homeland Security official during President Donald Trump’s first administration who authored an anonymous op-ed sharply critical of the president is calling on independent government watchdogs to investigate after Trump ordered the department to look into his government service.
Miles Taylor, once chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security, warned in an interview with The Associated Press of the far-reaching implications of Trump’s April 9 memorandum, “Addressing Risks Associated with an Egregious Leaker and Disseminator of Falsehoods,” when it comes to suppressing criticism of the president. That memo accused Taylor of concocting stories to sell his book and directed the secretary of Homeland Security and other government agencies to look into Taylor and strip him of any security clearances.
Taylor sent a letter via email to inspectors general at the departments of Justice and Homeland Security on Tuesday. Later in the day, the White House dismissed the complaint, calling Taylor a “bad-faith actor.”
Coming on the same April day that Trump also ordered an investigation into Chris Krebs, a former top cybersecurity official, the dual memoranda illustrated how Trump has sought to use the powers of the presidency against his adversaries. Speaking to the AP, Taylor said the order targeting him sets a “scary precedent” and that’s why he decided to call on the inspectors general to investigate.
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We can all rest assured that the AP is giving us the truth, and nothing but the truth. They have that golden reputation. /s
So this prick goes running to AP f him.
Obviously it would.
It’s nice that the leaker has self identified…
If this is how someone with a security clearance acts, then I would revoke it also...
Rut Roh Scooby. Something’s amiss.
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