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A. Spies?

Spies give information to foreign governments; this was information through regular and lawful channels within U.S. government.
nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/…
B. No indication of leaks — it appears information was circulated through standard interagency process for presidential phone calls and legal channels like whistleblower path.
C. Witness intimidation with Trump’s vague threats of executions? (Spies got gallows and firing squads.)

Obviously that won’t happen, but it communicates a warning.
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