Sources and docs: White House National Security Advisor Michael Waltz and other NSC members have conducted government business via their personal Gmail accounts
Trump's national security adviser is trying to manage his way out of a crisis. But new revelations about his team's operational security are piling up in the inbox.
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@coons.senate.gov
Senator Chris Coons
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Reckless. Stupid. Hypocritical. If China and Russia haven't already hacked this private email server, America should count itself lucky.
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@ericumansky
Eric Umansky
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Strong “the leak is coming from inside the house” vibes. — www.washingtonpost.com/national- sec... [image]
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@evacide
@evacide
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In case you were wondering what kind of story would lead me to say “I'm going to need a moment to come up with something more printable than ‘fuck no,’” it is this: www.washingtonpost.com/national- sec...
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Karl Bode
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Iranian, Chinese, and Russian intelligence must be having a blast — on the plus side the cost of the post musk/trump (assuming there is a such a thing) government-wide IT security audit is going to be an historic taxpayer boon for our corporate overlords
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@mmasnick
Mike Masnick
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Let me just be the millionth person to note, “but her emails...” [embedded post]
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@maddow.msnbc.com
Rachel Maddow
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“highly technical conversations with colleagues at other government agencies involving sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict...” — www.washingtonpost.com/national- sec...
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@silenciodogwood
@silenciodogwood
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The Trump Administration is not only cruel and arrogant. — It's a clown car. — newrepublic.com/post/193386/ ...
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@ericgeller
Eric Geller
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“A senior Waltz aide used the commercial email service for highly technical conversations with colleagues at other government agencies involving sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict...”
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@john_hudson
John Hudson
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In one case, a senior Waltz aide used Gmail for highly technical conversations with colleagues at other government agencies involving sensitive military positions and powerful weapons systems relating to an ongoing conflict, according to emails reviewed by The Post.
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@markamesexiled
Mark Ames
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lock him up!
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@emilyrauhala
Emily Rauhala
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Members of President Donald Trump's NSC, including White House NSA Michael Waltz, have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, per documents reviewed by The Washington Post and interviews with three U.S. officials. @John_Hudson https://www.washingtonpost.com/ …
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Andy Kaczynski
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this is wild https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
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@mattgertz
Matthew Gertz
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using private email for government work you say? https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@emptywheel
@emptywheel
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Holy hell @MikeWaltz47? It's HARD to look like a bigger bozo than Mike Flynn, but you're sprinting to that record. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@foianate
@foianate
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Probably in violation of the Presidential Records Act...
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@ashleyrparker
Ashley Parker
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“The use of Gmail, a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal...” What a sentence, and what a @John_Hudson story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@shanegoldmacher
Shane Goldmacher
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“The use of Gmail, a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, is the latest example of questionable data security practices by top national security officials” https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@michaelbirnbaum
Michael Birnbaum
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National security adviser Mike Waltz has conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts, @John_Hudson scoops. Gmail is a far less secure method of communication than the encrypted messaging app Signal, for which Waltz was already taking flak https://www.washingtonpost…
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@jimjame74888138
Captain Jim James
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Bro, it's gmail. All the Americans run it bro. It's Google bro. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@svdate
@svdate
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They should just cc the Chinese embassy on all their correspondence and be done with it. https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@eilperin
Juliet Eilperin
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A revelatory scoop from @John_Hudson The nation's top national security adviser and members of the National Security Council have conducted government business over personal Gmail accounts https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@shashj
Shashank Joshi
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“US officials say Trump is much more upset about the inclusion of a liberal journalist on a confidential group chat than he is about exposing secrets to foreign adversaries. But White House officials have found Waltz's denials increasingly hard to believe” https://www.washingtonp…
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@racheltobac
Rachel Tobac
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Wow. Not only was Signal in use here but now we're seeing *Gmail personal accounts* in use for official sensitive government business. This opens up risk for potential: insider threat, password and MFA weakness, phishing, and physical security. Enough to make my head spin.
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@3yearletterman
@3yearletterman
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This is why I stick with Hotmail - much more secure
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@shelbylcole
Shelby Cole
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they are so goddamn stupid, dangerous and hypocritical https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
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@rosadelauro
Rosa DeLauro
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There are no adults in the room. Well, there was one. But he was invited by accident.
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@markwarner
Mark Warner
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Yet another sloppy, reckless sign of incompetence by a national security team with no respect for our nation's most sensitive intelligence. How is Mike Waltz still serving? He must be fired or resign.
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Mike Waltz Used Signal for Plenty of Other Suspicious Group Chats per WSJ