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Originally Posted by PaulS
Did Gowdy really release the name of a CIA agent?
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He did reveal the name of a CIA source, but it doesn't matter because it was an accident right
Here's what it looks like actually happened.
The investigation found an email from Sid Blumenthal that named a CIA source in Libya, a source mind you that was publicly known at the time. Hillary forwarded that email to someone at State. In an attempt to provide proof to the media Clinton had indeed passed along "classified" information -- as well as likely trying to distract from all the Republicans admitting the investigation is a partisan hit job --
Gowdy actually made his own redactions to the email and made it public.
After that blew up he then made public several more emails one of which had the CIA source's name uncensored.
The CIA has reviewed all the emails from Blumenthal and found none contained classified information. The State Department did redact the name of the CIA contact on most emails just so they wouldn't be pulled into the mess.
So Gowdy screwed up twice. 1) He manipulated a Clinton email in an attempt to mislead people and 2) He then accidentally revealed the source he wrongly stated was classified.
What a joke.