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Undated: Classified information is
material that a government body deems to be
sensitive information that must be protected. Access is restricted by
law or regulation to
particular groups of people with the necessary security clearance and need to
know, and intentionally mishandling of the material can incur criminal
penalties.
The U.S. classification system is currently established under
Executive Order 13526 and has three levels of classification—Confidential,
Secret, and Top Secret. The U.S. had a Restricted level during
World
War II but no longer does.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classified_information#United_States
-- 2017 --
The information the president relayed had been provided by a U.S. partner
through an intelligence-sharing arrangement considered so sensitive that details
have been withheld from allies and tightly restricted even within the U.S.
government, officials said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-revealed-highly-classified-information-to-russian-foreign-minister-and-ambassador/2017/05/15/530c172a-3960-11e7-9e48-c4f199710b69_story.html?hpid=hp_rhp-top-table-high_trumpintel-0504pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.d36be6b17c19
May 15: ... reports of Trump revealing
classified information to the Russians comes just ahead of his first foreign
trip as president. He's set to depart on Friday, traveling to Saudi Arabia,
Israel, the Vatican ... "Revealing classified information at this level is
extremely dangerous and puts at risk the lives of Americans and those who gather
intelligence for our country." ... Throughout the campaign, Trump repeatedly
criticized his Democratic opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
over her mishandling of classified information on her private email server. At
his rallies, the crowd frequently chanted "Lock her up!"
http://www.npr.org/2017/05/15/528511980/report-trump-gave-classified-information-to-russians-during-white-house-visit
May 16:
President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called
Islamic State (IS) to Russia's foreign minister, US media report.
The information, related to the use of laptops on aircraft, came from a partner
of the US which had not given permission for it to be shared with Russia,
says the Washington Post.
Mr Trump received Sergei Lavrov in the Oval Office last week.
National Security Adviser HR McMaster dismissed the reporting as "false".
The Trump campaign's alleged links to Moscow have dogged his presidency and are
part of several investigations.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39931012
May 16:
White House insists Trump's disclosures 'wholly appropriate'
The highly classified information about an Islamic State plot was collected by
Israel, a crucial source of intelligence and close partner in the fight against
some of the America's fiercest threats in the Middle East. Trump's disclosure of
the information threatened to fray that partnership and piled pressure on the
White House to explain the apparently on-the-spot decision to reveal the
information to Russian diplomats in a meeting last week.
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2017/05/16/white-house-insists-trump-s-disclosures-wholly-appropriate/
May 18:
Can senators share what they learn in classified Rosenstein briefing [regarding
firing of James Comey]? ... Senators are generally highly aware of what they
are allowed to say when leaving a sensitive briefing like this. Disclosure of
classified information is against the law and many senators are wary to talk to
reporters when for fear they will accidentally reveal secrets. Other senators,
especially those who deal regularly with classified national security
information, are more comfortable and will discuss non-classified information
with the press, something that helps them shape the narrative of a given issue.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/18/politics/classified-briefing-senators-rosenstein/?iid=ob_lockedrail_bottomlist
June 5:
A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of
Georgia today charging Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a federal contractor from
Augusta, Georgia, with removing classified material from a government facility
and mailing it to a news outlet, in violation of 18 U.S.C. Section 793(e).
Winner was arrested by the FBI at her home on Saturday, June 3, and appeared in
federal court in Augusta this afternoon.
“Exceptional law enforcement efforts allowed us quickly to identify and arrest
the defendant,” said Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein. “Releasing
classified material without authorization threatens our nation’s security and
undermines public faith in government. People who are trusted with classified
information and pledge to protect it must be held accountable when they violate
that obligation.”
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-government-contractor-georgia-charged-removing-and-mailing-classified-materials-news
July 9:
This revelation raises the possibility that Comey broke his own agency’s rules
and ignored the same security protocol that he publicly criticized
Hillary Clinton over in the waning days of the 2016 presidential
election.
August 8:
Trump retweets story containing info Haley called ‘classified’
When asked about the
report from Fox News that U.S. spy satellites captured North Korea moving
anti-ship cruise missiles to patrol boats, Ms. Haley said she couldn’t comment.
“I can’t talk about anything that’s classified. And if that’s in the newspaper
that’s a shame. I have no reason to comment on it,” she said on Fox News.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/8/president-trump-retweets-story-containing-info-nik/
August 8:
"It is alarming the casualness with which President Trump shares
classifieds information," Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California told CNN's
Poppy Harlow Tuesday. "Just because something is in the press doesn't make that
information no longer classified, so the President should not be tweeting
classified information just because he as the President."
https://www.theindychannel.com/news/national/trump-retweets-fox-news-story-containing-classified-info
August 8:
Trump's motive for retweeting the Fox News story remains unclear but the
decision to promote a report that -- according to the US ambassador to the
United Nations -- contains classified information leaked to the press by
anonymous sources comes just days after the President
praised Attorney General Jeff Sessions' plan to combat that very practice in
the name of national security.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/08/politics/trump-retweet-fox-news-north-korea-story-haley/index.html
-- 2018 --
Undated:
Donald Trump's disclosures of classified information
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump's_disclosures_of_classified_information
May 2:
President Trump’s repeated claim
that Comey ‘leaked classified information’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
April 20:
At least two of the memos that former FBI Director James Comey gave to a
friend outside of the government contained information that officials now
consider classified, according to people familiar with the matter, prompting a
review by the Justice Department’s internal watchdog.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/justice-department-watchdog-probes-comey-memos-over-classified-information-1524243505
April 21:
Trump accuses Comey of ‘breaking the law’ with memos on classified
information
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/21/trump-accuses-comey-breaking-law-memos-classified-/
April 20:
Were any portions of the Comey memos classified?
Unclassified material in one memo became "confidential" after Comey was fired
from the FBI.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/were-any-portions-comey-memos-classified-n867916
April 24:
What the law says about James Comey’s leaked memos
According to the
Wall Street Journal, at least two of the four memos Comey shared with
Richman contained information that is now considered classified. However,
details are sketchy about which memos Comey gave Richman, and how sensitive
their contents were at the time of transfer. (Citing anonymous sources, the
Journal said Comey redacted elements from
one memo that he knew were classified before sharing, and that another memo was
classified only after Comey left the FBI.)
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2018/apr/24/what-law-says-about-james-comeys-leaked-memos/
April 26:
Comey rejects Trump's claim he leaked classified
info: 'He's just wrong'
Comey maintained during an interview with Fox News's Bret
Baier that information about his conversations with Trump that he had a friend
share with a reporter last year was unclassified.
http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/385106-comey-rejects-trumps-claim-he-leaked-classified-information
April 27:
There’s still no evidence Comey leaked classified information to the
media
https://www.washingtonpost.com/
May 31:
Trump Accused Of Loose Lips With Classified Information To Impress Donors
A major clash between U.S. forces and Russian mercenaries in Syria has been a
topic the White House has not wanted to publicly discuss, but
according to Politico, President Trump shared classified details about the
battle with the attendees at a $50,000 a plate fundraiser last week at the Lotte
New York Palace Hotel. If true, Trump followed no orderly procedures in deciding
to reveal the classified information, apart from his normal rhetorical
self-congratulatory style in taking credit for what American forces do.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlestiefer/2018/05/31/trump-wrongly-revealed-a-classified-syria-clash-at-a-50000plate-ny-fundraiser/#62a684687fba
September 21:
President Donald Trump
on Friday put the brakes on his plan to declassify and release documents and
texts related to the federal investigation of his presidential campaign and the
inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
The apparent reversal, which leaves unclear when, or if, the material will be
released, came after days of criticism about his move to declassify the items.
Trump said in two tweets that he has asked the Justice Department's internal
watchdog, Inspector General Michael Horowitz, to review the documents "on an
expedited basis" after concerns were raised by DOJ officials that releasing the
documents "may have a perceived negative impact on the Russia probe."
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/21/trump-backs-down-on-release-of-classified-russia-probe-documents.html
October 16:
The epidemic of government workers leaking classified information to the
media is largely fueled by animosity toward President
Trump, said
Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Speaking to The Washington Times just hours after the Justice Department secured
a guilty plea in a leak case involving a senior
Senate staffer, he
said he has made weeding out the leakers a major priority.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/oct/16/jeff-sessions-classified-information-leaks-fueled-/
October 25:
When Trump Phones Friends, the Chinese and the Russians Listen and Learn
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/24/us/politics/trump-phone-security.html
November 20:
Ivanka Trump used personal email for White House business
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46271021
November 20:
Trump Says Ivanka's Personal Email Had No Classified Information
House oversight panel plans to investigate personal email use
Trump, speaking to reporters as he left the White House to spend Thanksgiving in
Florida, said his daughter didn’t do anything to hide her emails and called
recent reports about the private email use “fake news.”
The Post reported that Ivanka Trump relied on her personal attorneys to
review her private emails and determine which ones were government records that
needed to be retained. Clinton did the same, and the Trump campaign slammed her
repeatedly for it.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-20/trump-says-ivanka-s-personal-email-had-no-classified-information
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