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Fox News reports that, within an hour, Senate Republicans will hold a press conference announcing their letter to AG Eric Holder that reveals their belief that National Security Advisor Tom Donilon (and other White House staff) are actively leaking highly classified information to journalists — all as a desperate attempt to make Obama appear stronger on foreign policy than he really is.
Their letter points out the recent New York Times story about the drone program and its list of human targets states the reporting involved interviews with "three dozen of [President Obama's] current and former advisers." It suggests that Thomas Donilon, the national security adviser, is a likely source in The Times reporting, considering he is “the commenter of record on events."
PAT CADDELL, FORMER DEMOCRATIC POLLSTER: I'll make news -- the culprit is clear. It's Tom Donilon, the National Security adviser.
Tom Donilon is a political hack. He was a political operative. He was the delegate counter for Carter and then Mondale. And he is now running around -- he was also the guy working with Jim Johnson, corrupting Fannie Mae. And somehow, he is National Security adviser and he is known in Washington as the leaker in chief.
Originally posted by butcherguy
Looks like a little more to the leaks fiasco.
The National Security Advisor should be held to just as high a standard as a E-1 in the military, better yet, much higher.
Hang'em high!
Originally posted by Agent_USA_Supporter
reply to post by relocator
I wouldn't believe anything that comes out of FOX News or CNN for that matter, if FOX News has any evidence to back up there claims maybe then i will listen.
But so far they haven't done that.
Originally posted by Agent_USA_Supporter
I wouldn't believe anything that comes out of FOX News or CNN for that matter...
Originally posted by FlyersFan
It's on the TV news this morning.
But the question isn't really where are the leakers (I'm sure there are more than one), but instead the questions should be - who declassified the information that clearly shouldn't have been declassified - and who gave the okay to 'leak' the info? Speculation, of course, goes right to Obama (as it should).
ETA - another Watergate-esque move by Obama ... I'd bet a box of donuts!edit on 6/27/2012 by FlyersFan because: (no reason given)