The Trump administration has offered a significant increase in risk of infringing national secrets. Like many other problems, the pattern is set at the top.
If President Trump was an applicant in the normal status of national security bureaucrats, he would be rejected for security clearance. The many red flags in his case will lead to a guard who reviews his file in a rejection mountain.
Especially for these red flags Multiple business bankruptcyFinance Depending on foreigners and Private transaction with foreign enemies The Trump struggled to keep it personal. In addition, there is a character defective, including the behavior he has. I paid Hide his status as A Calculated crime。
But as the president, Trump can access classified information anyway. And some of his advanced appointments may have a hard time obtaining a clearance, but you can play cards. Give them access。 He is already doing it Order Any hundreds of the president's executive bureau may be able to immediately receive a secret -sensitive compartment clearance for six months without a pre -security review. 。
The ambiguity of Trump's individual and officials was reflected in driving a box road for documents classified at the end of his first semester and resisting their returns for over a year. Description They are “my” documents, contrary to the law.
Trump Please hide Of the classified documents in the mar-A-lago bathroom and ballroom, there were few misuse of such materials. His decision during his first term We will clarify highly classified materials For Foreign Minister Russia and ambassadors, he seems to have motivated him to show off what kind of good he can access. His motivation to have trouble for domestic political rivals, despite having opened information to foreign enemies, was explained during the 2016 election campaign. He urged Russia hacks Hillary Clinton's email. In fact, the Russians have gone shortly afterwards.
Trump charm The Russian President Vladimir Putin's administration is very related to the problem of protecting the United States. His Animus Most of the Intelligence Community in the United States, which most motivated by the community Create Russian election interference In 2016, the use of Trump is relevant because the community produces many of the most sensitive classification materials. Low respect for the Intelligence Horse Agency encourages the lowest need to protect the product.
In the same way as other issues, the case set by Trump followed by his appointment.
John Latcriff, the director of the Trump Trump's central information agency, showed his loyalty to Trump during his previous assignment as Director of Intelligence. Delete and publish Russian documents, which have no apparent purpose, except that Clinton suggests that Trump's campaign and Russia is behind the perceived connection between Russia. Latcriffs have unconfirmed the contents of the document, despite the threats to the information source and the method, and probably disclosed the disclosure.
Trump team's careless approach to protect sensitive information was clear even before the president took office. His transition team I used a private email To discuss with government officials who retire from the government -The practice that Trump had in the previous campaign Blamed Clinton. Trump's adviser, Elon Mask is A Security risk For multiple reasons, MUSK's company SpaceX Poor record Compliance with procedures designed to protect the secrets of the government.
The light DA for protecting the secrets of the country leads to a tolerant posture for leakage. “I love Wikileaks,” Trump declared during the 2016 campaign. Because, in the disclosure of wholesale with US classified information, which caused a problem with his political opposition, Clinton,
Several influential people in the Trump circle are promoting him Forgive Edward SnowdenThe National Security Bureau's contract employee has leaked the largest secret information about the country's signal intelligence program. Trump said to him I came near To give forgiveness during his first semester.
The disclosure of Snowden far exceeded the controversial domestic activities and contained a wealth of NSA's normal mission to collect foreign Intelligence reports. Who has benefited from Snowden's actions and is demonstrated by himself in Russia's hands. Accept Russian citizenship。 Snowden is Traitor -Tarsui Gabard, despite the Director of the national information, is the candidate for Trump, I refused to admit it In her confirmation hearing.
The main immediate harm in handling the new administration's confidential information includes the information sources and the loss of the method that can include the death of a human agent. Foreign enemies have valuable knowledge of US intelligence, military, and other abilities. A compromise of a classified material is less willing to share important contact foreign partners with the United States, as we have seen in my intelligence career following the previous leak.
The carelessness of Trump and the encouraging of the leaks when dealing with the secrets of the country promote further failure of rank discipline. It leads to more leaks and more fraudulent disclosure, which increases the harm.
Paul R. Pillar is a former national information in the Near East and South Asia. His latest book “Beyond the edge of the water: How the party is corrupted us in foreign policy.”
