Last month, when President Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, a pool report containing the name of the CIA’s station chief in Kabul was sent to more than 6,000 email addresses. The station chief who was “outed” reportedly had to leave the country.
A review of the “outing” has been completed:
Per @jearnest44 there were three recommendations and no one was disciplined or fired over the release
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 11, 2014
The three recs from WH counsel via pool pic.twitter.com/yHQATZ1MID
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) June 11, 2014
WH counsel review: leak of name of CIA station chief in Afghanistan was “inadvertent.” No one disciplined or fired for this leak.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 11, 2014
Nobody will be disciplined or fired? Well, why start now?
@jaketapper no one was fired for Benghazi!!! Not such a surprise.
— Jay Zee (@JayRooTheDee) June 11, 2014
@jaketapper inadvertance is the new incompetence I guess
— linusesq (@linusesq) June 11, 2014
Got off Scooter-free. MT“@jaketapper: WH counsel review: leak of CIA station chief in Afghanistan “inadvertent.” No one disciplined.”
— Judge Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) June 11, 2014
https://twitter.com/alexnwong/status/476871981883609089
@jaketapper Wow. That was a lot quicker than the Valerie Plame investigation.
— The Streeter (@thestreeter) June 12, 2014
@jaketapper par for the course w/ Obama admin, no pun intended.
— Black Sky Guy (@CapCube) June 12, 2014
it's ok if it was an oopsie MT @jaketapper: WH counsel: leak of CIA station chief in Afghanistan was “inadvertent.” No one disciplined.
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) June 11, 2014
@jaketapper What a shock. ProudoftheUSA
— Sheryl #rescue #loveofcountry (@sav01) June 12, 2014
@jaketapper That is classified info. Even inadvertent release IS cause for discipline if not prosecution. Disgusting
— Don Beavers (@donsspencer) June 12, 2014
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