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Newer News: March 2017

February 2017

• What Ties Trump to Russia? Ron Wyden Wants Answers by Corey Pein, Willamette Week, February 22. "The senator's fight for America is personal. It echoes the life story of his father--parts of which were unknown even to Wyden, until recently."
• Trump anti-leak drive could prompt prosecutions by Josh Gerstein and Bryan Bender, Politico, February 17. "President Donald Trump's threats of criminal prosecution over the flood of leaks that has plagued the early weeks of his administration may turn out to be far from empty talk."
• President Trump is going to war on leaks. How scared should the leakers be? by Aaron Blake, Washington Post, February 16. "Is all leaking of government information illegal? What is the threshold, and does it have to be classified information?"
• Trump Fumes Over 'Criminal' Leaks as Culprits Risk Harsh Penalties by Steven Nelson, U.S. News, February 15. "President Donald Trump is decrying a stream of leaks that have led to embarrassing stories about his talks with foreign leaders and that this week forced Michael Flynn to resign his job as national security adviser -- and experts say the sources are in legal peril."
• Trump Has the Power to Declassify Whatever He Wants-- Including the Russian Intercepts by Jon Schwarz, The Intercept, February 15. "So in theory Trump could ask the National Security Agency and all the other U.S. intelligence agencies to give him all the relevant intercepts and post everything about them on the White House website this afternoon."
• What do we learn from photos of US patio diplomacy? by Tara McKelvey, BBC News, February 14. "Photos of the president at Mar-a-Lago, discussing North Korea, don't reveal state secrets. But security experts say the photos show a too-casual approach to presidential business."
• ODNI declines to declassify, disclose Benghazi videos, report to Congress, February 10. "The DOD and ClA videos remain properly classified. The State Department has classified portions of its videos at the request of the ClA upon the determination that the videos reveal c1assified intelligence sources and methods."
• Federal workers turn to encryption to thwart Trump by Andrew Restuccia, Marianne Levine and Nahal Toosi, Politico, February 2. "Agency employees are turning to Signal and other incognito forms of communication to express their dissent."

Older News: January 2017

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