I am pretty sure that the CIA leakers and CNN did not intend to imply that CIA officers who are asked to leave (or, for that matter, have left on their own) could be disloyal and sell out to foreign adversaries, but that is exactly what they did in this story.
New: The CIA is conducting a damage assessment to determine potential damage from an unclassified email sent to the White House identifying for possible layoffs some officers by first name & last initial that could have exposed under cover agency roles. https://t.co/JiZse6wseQ
— Katie Bo Lillis (@KatieBoLillis) February 24, 2025
It’s a fascinating story, filled with accusations against DOGE and dark, vague warnings about how dangerous it is that the Trump administration is trying to streamline the CIA.
Meanwhile, as the CIA weighs staff cuts, current and former intelligence officials say that mass…
