Posted on 08/04/2017 5:28:09 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced a government-wide crackdown on leakers, which will include a review of the Justice Departments policies on subpoenas for media outlets that publish sensitive information.
At a press conference with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Sessions announced that the Justice Department, FBI and government intelligence agencies will direct more resources into the investigations of government leaks and would prioritize prosecuting those that pass sensitive information along to the press or foreign officials.
Sessions said he had empowered his deputy director Rod Rosenstein and incoming FBI director Christopher Wray to oversee the classified leaks investigations and to monitor the progress of each case.
The national security division of the Justice Department will prioritize cases involving unauthorized disclosures, Sessions said, and the departments will not hesitate to bring lawful and appropriate criminal charges against those who abuse the public trust.
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“They cant be arrested for publishing the info though.”
Publishing classified info is a crime. But Sessions doesn’t have the balls to do anything about it. Was he asleep for the past 6 months?
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And gonna be managed by an Obama appoitee. Boy the leakers are really worried now, not.
Hey Sessions we are long past warning time. Quit telling us what you will do and get to work. Do your job or get out of the way.
President Trump is getting attacked, threatened and is facing a coup from the Deep State that could cause a civil war.
What are you doing? Oh yeah you are more worried about MS 13 and the endless drug war. Priorities Sir priorities. Threats, a coup and possible civil war are bigger threat to ourr Republic than MS13.
Furthermore, why are you dragging your feet on Hillary?
“...The national security division of the Justice Department will prioritize cases involving unauthorized disclosures, Sessions said, and the departments will not hesitate to bring lawful and appropriate criminal charges against those who abuse the public trust. ...”
Will the investigation include Illary and the Awan bros?
LOL! He could probably do a clean sweep of everything we want and some folks would not be able to give him credit -once they decide they don't like someone/thing, they are incapable of digesting anything else - becomes "crap cud" as it recycles ....
BTW, on a happier note, there's a FReepathon going on - in case you missed it, here's a handy link
Exactly right, can’t do much legally to the press for publishing the classified material... however,
Why not exclude them from the Press room / press corps covering the White House for a week or a month or the rest of the term (depending on severity)? Washington Post does not have the right to a seat!
Would definitely result in some elbow room in the crowded press room!
Yeah, and didn't 0bama actually spy on the press, to which there was little, if any, complaint or pushback?
indeed. when the planet finally implodes, crosses the event horizon into a black hole, collides with a comet, or is simply blown up by its inhabitants, the last noise it utters to the universe before it winks out of existence will be from this web site, and it will be, see? told you so.
>...on Friday announced a government-wide crackdown on leakers...
Hans Blix, is that you?
“If the recipient of the leak doesn’t reveal their source, then they covering up a crime.”
I think you might be onto something there.
Wow you used big letters you must be correct. Oh wait you’re not.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3574753/posts
IIRC, all non-classified communications are recorded for “records keeping” purposes.
It should be fairly easy to find out who it is that’s leaking these tapes because not everyone has access to them.
To put a stop to them, they need to make an example of one.... Something along the lines of charge, convict, and execute for treason at the most or 50 years hard labor with no parole at the least.
The treason one is for whoever leaked the info about our plans to take out the isis leader that was leaked to the ny times back a month or two ago.
A Stern warning? Where’s Bububooey?
Can’t be soon enough.
I will believe it when I see it Jeff. If you are still all talk and excuses in 4 years we will know your true colors.
I know.
For what used to be called, er, what was the word?
Oh yeah, treason. Punishable by hanging.
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