Apparently one of the ‘six ways from Sunday’ the intelligence community has to get back at the Trump administration is threatening to leak sensitive information to ‘a foreign intelligence service’ if they’re fired as part of DOGE’s efforts to downsize government.
In a Feb. 24 CNN article titled “How Trump’s government-cutting moves risk exposing the CIA’s secrets,” the outlet warns “As the CIA weighs staff cuts, current and former intelligence officials say that mass firings could offer a rich recruitment opportunity for foreign intelligence services – like China or Russia – who may seek to exploit financially vulnerable or resentful former employees.“
“on the CIA’s 7th floor – home to top leadership – some officers are also quietly discussing how mass firings and the buyouts already offered to staff risk creating a group of disgruntled former employees who might be motivated to take what they know to a foreign intelligence service,” the article continues.
This is so crazy!
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The Federalist goes even deeper:
Is that a threat from the CIA? Is CNN reporting that Trump should keep everyone employed because, if he…
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