President Donald Trump’s administration has been plagued by leaks of confidential information since before Trump was sworn into office, but the nature of the unauthorized disclosures is somewhat different from the leaks that have annoyed or enraged other U.S. presidents.
Leaks themselves, the premature, unofficial release of confidential policies, executive actions or plans, are nothing new, according to Louis Clark, executive director of the Government Accountability Project, a nonprofit group dedicated to protecting whistleblowers.
What’s different
What is new, Clark told VOA, is the motive of the leakers, those who divulge the information, usually to journalists.
Clark said leaks coming from a U.S. administration …read more
Source: Magazetini
