Trump suggests that “the enemy from within” is responsible for the leak from Israel

Trump claimed, without evidence, that an “enemy from within” leaked highly classified US intelligence documents involving Israel. The FBI is investigating the incident.

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“They leaked all the information about how Israel is going to fight and how they are going to fight and where they are going to go. And someone, who did this? Can you imagine someone doing this? This is the enemy. I guess maybe it is the enemy from within , as I talked about,” Trump said at an event focused on Latino leaders on Tuesday.

“We have an enemy from within,” Trump continued, adding, “They hate to talk about it. Can you imagine? So we can’t take this incompetence anymore.”

White House officials have said it has not yet been determined whether the documents were leaked or hacked, but said they do not expect additional leaks. The documents in question were dated October 15 and October 16, purportedly from US government agencies, including the National Security Agency and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Its content focused on Israel’s expected retaliatory strike against Iran.

While it’s unclear who the “they” Trump was referring to, he did reiterate that his “enemies from within” line does, in fact, refer to his political opponents. When asked by Fox News to clarify his comments about using law enforcement or the military against those who disagree with him, Trump confirmed that he was talking about the former president of House Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

“What they’ve done is so terrible. Who’s ever heard of this? Pervert Adam Schiff. He’s a crooked guy. He’s a rotten politician. He’s 100% going to be a senator,” Trump said Sunday. “Of course he’s an enemy. He’s an enemy. I wanted to put my son in jail.”

“We have a lot of bad people. But when you look at Shifty Schiff and some of the others, yes, they are, to me, the enemy from within. I think Nancy Pelosi is an enemy from within. She lied,” he continued.

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Trump’s former staff, including his Defense Secretary Mark Esper, have said the former president’s rhetoric is alarming and should not be dismissed.

“Anyone who leaks classified information about our national security is an enemy of our country,” Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Washington Examiner in a statement.