Of course the talk this morning is about the Washington Post story, highlighted at HOTAIR, where Trump was suppose to have given classified information to the Russians during a meeting. A friend asked me about this and I responded in part:
Okay, my thoughts are the same as I relayed to a friend (before the above McMaster audio was watched): ” the bottom line is in a discussion between two powers fighting a common enemy, what the President decides to declassify is his prerogative, not WaPo’s. The main issue is when are these leakers going to be prosecuted?”
To which my compatriot wisely noted: “…agreed, how many secrets were shared between FDR and Stalin?”
General McMaster also said something similar later in the day:
McMaster: “Our national security has been put at risk by those violating confidentiality and those releasing information to the press.” pic.twitter.com/JOi6wRZLfC
— ABC News (@ABC) May 16, 2017
As well as Trump laying down Presidential authority via Twitter (not so Presidential medium):
