Trumpled (Alternative Leading)

[mateinone]

3. Sharing secret information with the Russians. - This is not that big a deal.  I'm sure its happened before, and it will happen again perhaps a little more deliberately, but to quote the guardian "The intelligence Trump shared involved an Islamic State plot to use bombs hidden in laptop computers to bring down planes".  Had no one told the media, would this be a problem?? As per usual, the media are the issue.  Don't tell and no one will find out we have sources with this information.

Actually if the reports are accurate (always an if) the NSA and I think CIA were apparently scrambling the moment he opened his mouth. This was considered a 'code word' bit of intel, meaning by the US standards it was the 4 (and highest) level of intel, in that it limits those authorised to a certain level and narrows the authority even further.

If reports are also to be believed Trump has broken an unwritten rule between intelligence agencies and governments that says you don't pass on sensitive intel without the authorisation of the government passing you that Intel (in this case believed to be Israel).

If everything has happened as reported or generally as reported, then this was potentially a huge stuff up and Russia will be laughing all the way.