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> Mr. Trump’s aides have repeatedly warned him that his cellphone calls are not secure, and they have told him that Russian spies are routinely eavesdropping on

> Mr. Trump’s aides have repeatedly warned him that his cellphone calls are not secure, and they have told him that Russian spies are routinely eavesdropping on the calls, as well. But aides say the voluble president, who has been pressured into using his secure White House landline more often these days, has still refused to give up his iPhones. How is blatant disregard for communication security not an impeachable offense? This behavior is not only destructive for himself, but destructive for the nation. Does he have to send nuclear launch codes over SMS before he gets in any sort of trouble?

Mononokay 8y ago
> How is blatant disregard for communication security not an impeachable offense? Political apathy and cowardice. > Does he have to send nuclear launch codes over SMS before he gets in any sort of trouble? As long as Congress decides who gets impeached, even that might not knock him out.
- sgjohnson 8y ago
  And who should decide who gets impeached? The New York Times?
deathhand 8y ago
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/19/hillary-clinton-wiping-email-server-cloth-or-somet/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/19/hillary-cli... It's all a joke
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tomohawk 8y ago
The president can declassify anything he wants to, merely by speaking it to someone else. He's the only person in or out of the government who can do this. So, not impeachable. Impeachable would be when the former Secretary of State did not exercise care when handling classified information. The relevant statute does not require intent - only lack of care. It is interesting that all the push back by governments to keep phones from being secure has resulted in no phones being available that are secure - at least not any that people want to use.
- craftyguy 8y ago
  Interesting. So does the president have a free ticket to declassify anything, even if it puts the nation at risk (e.g. during a time of war)? For example, if trump posted the location of a surprise invasion force on twitter, can the rest of the government just "lol, trump on twitter again" and move on?
  - s_m_t 8y ago
    The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces so pretty much anything the military does is under the presidents authority or by authority delegated down the chain of command from him/her. The president could personally lead troops into battle if he wanted to. I think the only president to have served as an actual general during their time as president was George Washington during the whiskey rebellion.
    - AnimalMuppet 8y ago
      President Lincoln wasn't leading troops into battle, but he was (briefly) under fire in 1864, during Early's raid on Washington.
  - wahern 8y ago
    This is why we have impeachment and removal. "High crimes and misdemeanors" doesn't require breaking an actual criminal statute. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors and my reply to tomohawk.
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Mononokay 8y ago

> How is blatant disregard for communication security not an impeachable offense? Political apathy and cowardice. > Does he have to send nuclear launch codes over SMS before he gets in any sort of trouble? As long as Congress decides who gets impeached, even that might not knock him out.

sgjohnson 8y ago
And who should decide who gets impeached? The New York Times?

deathhand 8y ago

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/19/hillary-clinton-wiping-email-server-cloth-or-somet/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/aug/19/hillary-cli... It's all a joke

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tomohawk 8y ago

The president can declassify anything he wants to, merely by speaking it to someone else. He's the only person in or out of the government who can do this. So, not impeachable. Impeachable would be when the former Secretary of State did not exercise care when handling classified information. The relevant statute does not require intent - only lack of care. It is interesting that all the push back by governments to keep phones from being secure has resulted in no phones being available that are secure - at least not any that people want to use.

craftyguy 8y ago
Interesting. So does the president have a free ticket to declassify anything, even if it puts the nation at risk (e.g. during a time of war)? For example, if trump posted the location of a surprise invasion force on twitter, can the rest of the government just "lol, trump on twitter again" and move on?
- s_m_t 8y ago
  The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces so pretty much anything the military does is under the presidents authority or by authority delegated down the chain of command from him/her. The president could personally lead troops into battle if he wanted to. I think the only president to have served as an actual general during their time as president was George Washington during the whiskey rebellion.
  - AnimalMuppet 8y ago
    President Lincoln wasn't leading troops into battle, but he was (briefly) under fire in 1864, during Early's raid on Washington.
- wahern 8y ago
  This is why we have impeachment and removal. "High crimes and misdemeanors" doesn't require breaking an actual criminal statute. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_crimes_and_misdemeanors and my reply to tomohawk.

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