To the Point

The free-flowing leaks in the Trump White House

Hosted by Warren Olney May. 19, 2017 National

President Obama tried to clamp down on leakers, but the Trump Administration is besieged almost as never before. Are the "anonymous sources" partisans or worried professionals? Are they endangering the republic or performing a public service?

Photo: President Donald Trump delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, May 17, 2017. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Sáša Woodruff, Luke Vander Ploeg, Evan George