I personally think leaks are next to treasonous. But, they happen in every administration and almost everywhere in government and industry. We just don't hear much about them from sources the media finds favor with. How many from the Obama administration did the media report?
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So, why do they do it? Here are some "unnamed" explainers.
“The most common substantive leaks are the result of someone losing an internal policy debate,” a anonymous senior administration official told Axios. “By leaking the decision, the loser gets one last chance to kill it with blowback from the public, Congress, or even the president.”
Working in the White House to “kind of like being in a never-ending ‘Mexican Standoff,” the aide reportedly said.
“Everyone has guns (leaks) pointed at each other and it’s only a matter of time before someone shoots. There’s rarely a peaceful conclusion so you might as well shoot first,” the official added.
Other officials attributed the spilling of administration secrets to “personal vendettas” or “to make sure there’s an accurate record of what’s really going on” in the West Wing.
More @ White House staffers attempt to explain why they leak sensitive information on Trump administration
