Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'
After President Joe Biden sat down with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in July to talk about U.S. policy in Ukraine, Donald Trump published a long, rambling statement in which he accused his White House successor of “a great breach of classified information.” As soon became clear, the former president had no idea what he was talking about — Biden hadn’t disclosed anything sensitive — but just as notable was the irony of the circumstances.
According to evidence gathered by the special counsel’s office, Trump showed a classified map to a representative of his political action committee, and then made matters slightly worse by showing a highly confidential war plan to a writer. #7. In February 2017, Trump discussed sensitive details about North Korea’s ballistic missile tests with the prime minister of Japan at a Mar-a-Lago dining area, in view of wealthy civilians/customers. #6.
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