It’s official: Steve Bannon is back at Breitbart:
?Siren? Steve Bannon returned to Breitbart News as Executive Chairman of Breitbart News and chaired our evening editorial meeting
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) August 18, 2017
And this could be a problem as people who leave the White House who have Bannon’s security clearances are subject to publication review:
In all seriousness, Bannon walked out of WH and into his newsroom, presumably with some info in hand https://t.co/chqW9tXV2b
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 18, 2017
Will Bannon be subject to prepublication review consistent with his obligations as someone who held a clearance? https://t.co/iZ2nUwXnlJ
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
Worth asking what plan is here. Will he be submitting everything to EOP for sign off? NSC? Including pieces by others he substantively edits
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
Here's the Q, anyone who is privy to top nat sec clearance has to go through PRB before publishing anything…will Bannon have to do that?
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) August 18, 2017
To be continued…
Update. More from Susan Hennessey:
There are some variations but typically these are conditions you agree to when you obtain a Top Secret clearance: /1
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
While employed by USG, you must obtain authorization to travel abroad and you must report foreign contacts. /2
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
Both in service & for the rest of lifetime: Submit to prepublication review, protect classified information, report unauthorized disclosures
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
This means that Bannon not only has prepublication obligations, he also has a legal duty to report if he ever learns of a classified leak./5
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
I'm able to work @lawfareblog because, unlike media outlets, we do not & will not publish classified info. Will Breitbart have same policy?
— Susan Hennessey (@Susan_Hennessey) August 18, 2017
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