A secret U.S. military investigation in 2010 determined that
Michael T. Flynn, the retired Army general tapped to serve as national security
adviser in the Trump White House, “inappropriately shared” classified
information with foreign military officers in Afghanistan, newly released
documents show.
And:
The episode marked the second time in a year that Flynn had
drawn official complaints for his handling of classified material.
Former U.S. officials said that Flynn had disclosed sensitive information to Pakistan in late 2009 or early 2010 about secret U.S. intelligence capabilities being used to monitor the Haqqani network, an insurgent group accused of repeated attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
But it's OK if you're not Hillary Clinton. Maybe it's a magnitude thing.
Also, Robert Bateman at Esquire:
The depth of hubris this demonstrates from the man likely to
be the next National Security Advisor is stunning. Intelligence officers and
planning officers (as I once was) are unusually careful about what they say in
a room filled with officers from other countries. Even if those countries are
part of the ABCA relationship, one does not just toss out classified
information—particularly that marked Top Secret or beyond.
Trump's people are going to make Dubya's administration look genius.
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