WSJ: Rob Malley clicked on a phishing link sent to his personal email, allowing Iranian officials to access his information.
Then investigators discovered Malley had moved classified information to his personal email.
This raises HUGE questions: 🧵
wsj.com/world/middle-e…
Then investigators discovered Malley had moved classified information to his personal email.
This raises HUGE questions: 🧵
wsj.com/world/middle-e…
1. First, it is DIFFICULT to *accidentally* put classified information on a personal email account.
Classified documents have prominent labels and can only be handled in classified systems.
All employees take regular classes on how to properly handle classified info.
Classified documents have prominent labels and can only be handled in classified systems.
All employees take regular classes on how to properly handle classified info.
2. All government employees know full well (as if Hillary’s emails didn’t remind every Democratic official) that you are not allowed to conduct government business on personal email.
It literally sank Hillary Clinton’s campaign - you don’t forget this if you are Rob Malley.
It literally sank Hillary Clinton’s campaign - you don’t forget this if you are Rob Malley.
3. The combination here: transferring classified materials to a personal email, and then clicking on a phishing link, raise serious questions of:
- intent of moving materials to personal email
- ability to exercise basic judgment
What was he planning to do with these documents?
- intent of moving materials to personal email
- ability to exercise basic judgment
What was he planning to do with these documents?
4. These documents are not some minor meeting notes. We know this because the Iranians were gloating and issuing propaganda about the documents they obtained.
Ex: the Tehran Times (regime mouthpiece) published a story about a Nov 2022 memo they obtained.
tehrantimes.com/news/487836/Cr…
Ex: the Tehran Times (regime mouthpiece) published a story about a Nov 2022 memo they obtained.
tehrantimes.com/news/487836/Cr…
5. Presuming this was taken from Malley’s email (unless there was another leak we don’t know about) a serious question remains: why on earth would Malley send a sensitive document like this to his personal email?
This isn’t a reminder note to one’s self - this is very sensitive.
This isn’t a reminder note to one’s self - this is very sensitive.
6. And yet - through all of this - the WSJ and the recent IG report show that @StateDept leaders keep covering for Malley, saying this isn’t that serious.
That’s baloney - and clear, inappropriate favoritism for Blinken’s high school friend. There are two standards applied here.
That’s baloney - and clear, inappropriate favoritism for Blinken’s high school friend. There are two standards applied here.
7. This goes back to leadership failures at the very top.
President Biden and VP Harris from Day 1 have refused to fire or hold any of their staff accountable.
No one fired for Afghanistan
None for failing to deter Russia
None for leaking things to Iran
You only failure up.
President Biden and VP Harris from Day 1 have refused to fire or hold any of their staff accountable.
No one fired for Afghanistan
None for failing to deter Russia
None for leaking things to Iran
You only failure up.
8/END: Kamala Harris is now auditioning to be the nation’s top law enforcement official.
She must answer the public: will she treat security threats seriously? Will she hold ANYONE accountable for serious lapses of judgment (or perhaps, loyalty)?
Or will she keep looking away?
She must answer the public: will she treat security threats seriously? Will she hold ANYONE accountable for serious lapses of judgment (or perhaps, loyalty)?
Or will she keep looking away?
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