Trump hammers ‘leaks’ message in Twitter tirade
Donald Trump is using Twitter as the main weapon in his arsenal to undermine serious journalism and communicate “directly” with his low-info supporters:
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Leaking, and even illegal classified leaking, has been a big problem in Washington for years. Failing @nytimes (and others) must apologize!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2017
The spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers! They will be caught!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 16, 2017
No, Donald. The spotlight is on you, and the questions about your ties to Russia and Putin are not going away.
The NY Daily News reports:
[Trump tweeted that t]he leaker committed a “serious felony,” but the breach involved a public need to show that Flynn had lied about whether he had discussed sanctions in the phone call, the Intercept’s Glenn Greenwald reports.
“This episode underscores a critical point: The mere fact that an act is illegal does not mean it is unjust or even deserving of punishment,” Greenwald wrote. “Oftentimes, the most just acts are precisely the ones that the law prohibits.”
Amid Trump’s tweetstorm, Republican operative Roger Stone denied that he had any communication with Russia during his time with Trump’s campaign.
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