LOCK HER UP!
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The fact that Trump is far, far, far worse than Clinton on the issue of information security is truly 10,000 spoons when all we need are political desks that are capable of recognizing a Republican snipe hunt when they see one:
When President Trump calls old friends on one of his iPhones to gossip, gripe or solicit their latest take on how he is doing, American intelligence reports indicate that Chinese spies are often listening — and putting to use invaluable insights into how to best work the president and affect administration policy, current and former American officials said.
Mr. Trump’s aides have repeatedly warned him that his cellphone calls are not secure, and they have told him that Russian spies are routinely eavesdropping on the calls, as well. But aides say the voluble president, who has been pressured into using his secure White House landline more often these days, has still refused to give up his iPhones. White House officials say they can only hope he refrains from discussing classified information when he is on them.
Mr. Trump’s use of his iPhones was detailed by several current and former officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity so they could discuss classified intelligence and sensitive security arrangements. The officials said they were doing so not to undermine Mr. Trump, but out of frustration with what they considered the president’s casual approach to electronic security.
American spy agencies, the officials said, had learned that China and Russia were eavesdropping on the president’s cellphone calls from human sources inside foreign governments and intercepting communications between foreign officials.
The cover story is that he’s too dumb and poorly informed to spill classified information, which is certainly reassuring.
It’s impossible to overstate how ridiculous this all is:
Trump supporters, whose “lock her up” slogan conservative columnists have solemnly informed us was based on a dispassionate assessment of Clinton’s criminal culpability for mishandling classified information, will now turn on Trump immediately. https://t.co/xUWBjkNNum
— Student Loans 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) October 24, 2018
Something I’ve begun to wonder about over the past year or so is whether some of the conservative movement’s previously expressed belief in the transcendent importance of government information security protocols was, in part, mere opportunism.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 24, 2018
You can’t stop Republican hypocrisy. But there’s no reason on Earth reporters should take arguments being offered in comically transparent bad faith seriously.