Putin says that he can prove Trump didn't pass intelligence on:
It's funny that the one guy who is legally empowered to disclose intelligence is pilloried, while at the same time intelligence leaks are gushing all over the place, and leakers run loose or are set free, like Chelsea Manning. Except for Seth Rich, who was double-tapped in the back (by John Podesta?)
Just because you're legally empowered to, that doesn't mean that it's a good idea. In the worst-case scenario, Trump compromised an invaluable source embedded within the ISIS hierachy and working on behalf of another government; in doing so, he would have damaged the relationship with said other government, dissuading them from further co-operation in intelligence matters and destroying any chance of placing another source within ISIS. While he might have the legal recourse to reveal the existencd of said source, doing so wasn't a particularly wise idea, and given the stakes involved, having said legal recourse does not automatically justify the act.
Manning completed her sentence. As far as the legal system is concerned, her debt to society has been repaid. She cannot be locked up again because it is politically convenient to do so.
Because not all policies are equal. There's a big difference between defeating ISIS in thirty days and considering the renegotiation of NAFTA. Successfully considering renegotiation doesn't make up for the failure to defeat ISIS.
"Worst case scenario" means we don't know for certain who or what was comprimised, if anything. At this point it's all rumours and speculation unless you have a source to prove different.
I find it particularly funny the hysteria surrounding the 100 day report card. I don't recall this type of focus on any other President.
Trump didn't agree to the AUP. You did.... and some, I assume, are good people.
There, does that make it feel better?
Broad (& hyperbolic) generalizations have been the stock-in-trade of candidate Trump & President Trump. Illegal immigrants are "rapists & murderers", the MSM is the "enemy of the American people", NAFTA is the "worst trade deal ever signed anywhere", etc. etc. Thoughtful analysis, careful consideration & restraint - these seem to be completely alien concepts to Trump.
So your justification is, "he did it so I can do it"? Sounds very Trumplike to me, perhaps he's rubbing off on you.... and some, I assume, are good people.
There, does that make it feel better?
Broad (& hyperbolic) generalizations have been the stock-in-trade of candidate Trump & President Trump. Illegal immigrants are "rapists & murderers", the MSM is the "enemy of the American people", NAFTA is the "worst trade deal ever signed anywhere", etc. etc. Thoughtful analysis, careful consideration & restraint - these seem to be completely alien concepts to Trump.
Perhaps a gentleman does not discuss the pathologies of his fellow forum-goers.
Is it? What do you compare it to? Other politicians? Perfection? What is the going rate for promises kept in the first 100 days? I stopped believing in politicians keeping 100% of their campaign promises when I was 13 and Trudeau won the PM job by mocking Robert Stanfield and said the sky would fall when Stanfield suggested Canada needed wage and price controls to combat rising inflation. Trudeau won the election in large part because of his opposition to that highly unpopular issue and then promptly introduced wage and price controls the following year. No politician keeps all their promises, most of us know that a lot of it is campaign rhetoric. But I see he's at least making the effort to get some things done and that deserves credit whether you like the guy or not or agree with what he's trying to do.
The best part about this is that Obama made an executive order allowing the President to disclose such information.
