Posted on 05/12/2026 8:59:35 AM PDT by CFW
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday indicated that the Department of Justice would subpoena reporters as part of its probe into leaks of classified materials.
The FBI, this month, opened a probe into Senate Democrats over the possible leak of classified materials related to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation hearings. At issue was the leak of an intercept from the National Security Agency (NSA) concerning Gabbard. More recently, Trump has reportedly complained of rampant leaks related to the ongoing Iran war, The Hill reported.
Blanche, on Tuesday, indicated that the DOJ probe would use compulsory authority to bring in witnesses, including from the press.
"Prosecuting leakers who share our nation’s secrets with reporters, in turn risking our national security and the lives of our soldiers, is a priority for this administration," he said. "Any witness, whether a reporter or otherwise, who has information about these criminals should not be surprised if they receive a subpoena about the illegal leaking of classified material."
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Yes, let’s publicly telegraph the moves so the potentially guilty have time to modify or hide the information.
So, arrest someone for SOMETHING. All I hear is investigate, investigate, investigate and the NOTHING. All goes quiet.
DO SOMETHING USEFUL ALREADY!!!!!!
It would be nice if there was no other side to the story. These cases are Attorney’s dreams come true.
And when will we see these lowlife criminals doing a perpwalk in handcuffs and leg irons?!?
pretty soon. Preeeeettty soooon. Any day now
Todd,,,the only people who will be surprised will be John q public.
Wake us when you got a mug shot to show us.
“But WHEN is someone going to be arrested?!!!”
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Never. You know that.
Nice, but fruitless, endeavor.
Just
Do
It.
Who was that reporter from a few years ago that went to prison for NOT telling who her source was?
I think she was (maybe still is) in prison for years.
Keep an eye on the indictments meter. Doomsters who hounded poor Pam Bondi last year with scathing “where are the arrests” memes owes her an apology. She was teeing all this up on the chopping block so that Todd Blanche could start dropping the axes as we approached the midterm elections.
Todd Blanche has been busy. Just in the last three weeks:
April 14th — Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) resigns from Congress; he had been the Democrats’ leading candidate, it’s “great white hope” for California Governor.
April 20th — the Southern Poverty Law Center was indicted by a federal grand jury for bank fraud and secretly financing hate groups.
April 21st — Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) resigns mid-campaign for her fourth term, with a pending Miami criminal case over $5 million in allegedly stolen covid disaster-relief funds (CNBC: “third House member to quit this month”).
April 28th — Dr. David Morens, longtime Fauci adviser, indicted by DOJ on covid-related charges.
May 4th — Michigan AG Dana Nessel files a 41-page criminal affidavit charging Fay Beydoun — a Gretchen Whitmer-appointed “nonprofit business leader” — with sixteen felonies for fraud and corruption around a $20 million state grant.
May 8th — Poul Thorsen, former CDC scientist and lead author of the foundational 2003 NEJM paper used for two decades to “disprove” the MMR-autism link, was extradited from Germany and arraigned in Atlanta on two counts of wire fraud and nine counts of money laundering; he’s being held without bail as a flight risk.
May 8th — Mass. State Rep. Christopher Flanagan (D-Dennis) was indicted on eight counts of wire fraud, one count of money laundering, one count of falsification of records, and three counts of filing false tax returns (~$40K, including a psychic).
May 11th — James Comey indicted by a federal grand jury for his moronic “86 47” seashell art project. (Also, yesterday, USA Today: “Comey says Trump DOJ may seek third indictment.”)
Last week — FBI raided Virginia State Sen. Louise Lucas (D) — “Virginia’s most powerful Democrat” and the “architect” of the failed $70M gerrymandering operation — along with her marijuana dispensary, as part of what Acting AG Todd Blanche confirms is an “ongoing criminal investigation.”
Yesterday — Arcadia (Greater LA) Mayor Eileen Wang (D) resigned and pleaded guilty to being a Chinese spy.
That’s just three weeks! All of this wildly gratifying DOJ activity should also be considered in light of the FBI’s Fulton County raid (January 28th) and the FBI’s criminal subpoenas to Maricopa County officials (March), both related to the 2020 Election.
Keep an eye on the indictments meter. Doomsters who hounded poor Pam Bondi last year with scathing “where are the arrests” memes owes her an apology. She was teeing all this up on the chopping block so that Todd Blanche could start dropping the axes as we approached the midterm elections.
> Who was that reporter from a few years ago that went to prison for NOT telling who her source was?<
I immediately thought of her. She spent 85 days in prison for reporting on Valerie Plame being a CIA operative. She then testified in the trial against Scooter Libby.
The whole thing was a blur to me, not knowing who was telling the truth and who was deep state.
At any rate, these reporters will have to give up their sources.
EC
Unless they have evidence of actual involvement in creating teh leaks, then this is a bad idea. Just like it was bad for Hussein to try to prosecute James Rosen and bug Sharyl Attkisson’s computer. SCOTUS has ruled reportes have a right to report such materials.
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