Donald Trump
In the United States in 2016, the number of leaks of classified information has more than doubled compared to the previous year. As reported on Thursday, March 2, TASS, it follows from official statistics of the U.S. Department of justice, transferred to the Federation of American scientists (FAA) on the basis of the law on freedom of information.
According to estimates of the Ministry of justice, last year the competent authorities of the United States informed him of 37 signals about detected incidents of “unauthorized disclosure of classified information.” A year earlier the figure was 18.
The Agency argues that at present, against the administration of U.S. President Donald trump conducted a deliberate campaign by getting in the media supposedly confirming the communication environment of the head of state and himself with Russia.
In turn, the FAA believes that the problem of leaks of classified data in the nation is actually ineradicable. This conclusion experts made on the basis of the data of the Ministry of justice from 2009 to 2015, according to which the average number of leaks is 39.7 cases per year. In 2014 and 2011 was recorded 41 such a fact, in 2013 and 55 in 2012, 46 in 2010 to 33 in 2009 to 44.
Trump believes that contact with the media discrediting the White house information is a former President of the United States Barack Obama and his entourage. “I think Obama is behind this, because his men are definitely behind this. Some of the leaks probably came from this group,” he said in an interview with broadcaster Fox News, excerpts of which were published on 27 February. The head of state described these leaks as a serious, because they affect the national security of the country.