Ex-Defense Secretary: Trump a Security Risk for National Secrets.
TL;DR
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has criticized former President Donald Trump for his handling of classified information, calling him a security risk. Esper compared Trump's legal case to that of a Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of posting secret military documents on social media. Esper outlined scenarios in which the mishandling of classified documents could cause trouble for the United States. He also said that Trump could not be trusted with the nation's secrets again if proven true under the indictment by the special counsel.
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