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Obama was security conscious enough to give up his Blackberry in 2009. What does this imply for Trump, who seemingly scorns security precautions and opsec?
by bediger4000 10mo ago
Obama was security conscious enough to give up his Blackberry in 2009. What does this imply for Trump, who seemingly scorns security precautions and opsec?
- belter 10mo agohttps://images.axios.com/9HepTmPSMv2JW9mvFYfOeHG1oqY=/2023/06/09/1686341631881.jpg https://images.axios.com/9HepTmPSMv2JW9mvFYfOeHG1oqY=/2023/0...
- mtmail 10mo agoAlt text: Photo of classified documents stored in one of President Trump's bathrooms.
- belter 10mo agoFun fact: During the Mar-a-Lago search, the FBI had to use agents with appropriate high-level security clearances. Some of the documents were so sensitive they were marked Top Secret/SCI. This is normally even more restricted level than just Top Secret.
- bigfatkitten 10mo agoAll FBI agents are cleared TS/SCI.
- bediger4000 10mo agoGiven that "SCI" stands for "sensitive compartmented information", I bet they had to find agents currently read into certain "compartments", or read new agents into those "compartments".
- belter 10mo agoThat is not true. Only if assigned to intelligence or national security programs...
- bigfatkitten 10mo agoWhich one way or another is most of what the agency does, and which is why all Special Agents must hold that clearance. They even say so publicly. https://fbijobs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/Special_Agent_FAQ.pdf https://fbijobs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-03/Special_Agen...
- belter 10mo agoMy previous statement was imprecise. They need to be eligible but only those assigned to intelligence, counterintelligence, or national security roles are actually granted access to specific SCI compartments. The article below mentions the use of taint teams, meaning only agents with appropriate clearances, need to know, and role assignments served on these teams. So not every FBI agent present on the operation looked at classified materials. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_search_of_Mar-a-Lago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_search_of_Mar-a-Lago