https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...85946f1e013b31&ei=65

Democracy in free fall next 4 years, if it takes him that long.

Leaking classified information from inside the government is a serious breach that needs ferreted out but 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Let’s agree that the government is, unfortunately, compromised.

Not all “leaks” are illegal, nor should they be.

I am not opinion on the legality of this information’s dissemination.

I am commenting on general policy.

Excerpt from the OP article link:

The person Trump says he wants to make FBI director, Kash Patel, has specifically vowed to go after reporters. Patel was among the congressional staffers whose records were seized in the leak investigation, according to a lawsuit he filed.

The Justice Department’s new policy requiring officials to notify a news organization if they decide to subpoena reporter phone records except in emergency circumstances could easily be repealed by the new administration.

“The decision by the Department to seek the non-content communications records of Members of Congress and congressional staffers in media leak investigations implicated the constitutional rights and authorities of a co-equal branch of government,” the IG report said, adding that it “risks chilling Congress’ ability to conduct oversight of the executive branch.”

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., described the revelations in the report as "beyond disturbing."

"As these abuses demonstrate, there are few guardrails preventing a lone prosecutor or the Attorney General, the Department of Justice or even state or local law enforcement from spying on Congress and threatening our constitutional system of checks and balances," Wyden said. "It is particularly concerning that the Department of Justice hoodwinked a judge into signing off on secret surveillance on both Democrats and Republicans in Congress."

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...f36a9702dd5e70&ei=58

MAGA attorney threatens senators with private investigations if they reject Trump nominees
Story by Alex Henderson • 8h • 2 min read

During a late November interview with The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell, attorney and Never Trump conservative George Conway predicted that many GOP senators, in 2025, will be too "spineless" to reject Donald Trump's most "appalling" nominees. Conway, however, noted that Republicans will have only a small U.S. Senate majority next year, and that Trump's nominees could "go down" if a handful of GOP senators have enough of a "spine" to reject them.

Trump's MAGA allies, according to Conway and other Trump critics, won't hesitate to threaten and bully Senate Republicans who refuse to confirm his more controversial nominees.

MAGA Republicans often threaten members of their party with primary challenges if they stand up to the president-elect. And far-right MAGA attorney Mike Davis, during an interview for Politico's Playbook column, threatened non-compliant Senate Republicans with another tactic: hiring private investigators to probe their backgrounds.

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/tru...house-104711363.html

Trump’s criminal state: MAGA’s jailhouse-to-White House pipeline is bigger than corruption
Austin Sarat - Tom Dumm
Tue, December 10, 2024 at 5:47 AM EST7 min read

https://youtu.be/jfebw4RX0bg?si=jmr2G39cOl11yikQ

Shambolic transition inspires little confidence in Trump's coming term

https://youtu.be/KnHCWYW8kH8?si=KwptkkEguF72TuS9

Reality stubbornly resists Trump's January 6 narrative

https://youtu.be/A0atgSQBe5A?si=L5ZheuGPlyFhHqX-

NEW REPORT: Staffers 'were terrified' of leaks by Gabbard when investigating war crimes in Syria

Dec 9, 2024

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...fb0477ab42b918&ei=19

Senate GOP blocks bill to protect journalists after Trump opposes it
Story by Clare Foran and Brian Stelter, CNN • 16h • 2 min read

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news...ecc1b17a91d1a5&ei=71

GOP House intel committee chair slams Trump DOJ for ‘grave constitutional violation’ spying on lawmakers
Story by Ariana Baio • 15h • 2 min read