Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut beyond such reactions to the current furor, the larger story of America and leaks is more complicated, especially since the 2001 terrorist attacks. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn his short tenure, Mr. Trump may already have exceeded his predecessor’s contradictions. In office, Mr. Trump has regularly fulminated against leaks, especially those about the F.B.I. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut the president shocked the Israelis by sharing highly sensitive information with visiting Russian officials about an Islamic State plot. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut as for the American president’s complaints about leakers, he said, “I think Trump is monumentally hypocritical.”Mr. McLaughlin, the former C.I.A.

Source: New York Times May 26, 2017 01:41 UTC