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CIA insiders threaten to leak secrets if Trump fires them, exposing Deep State loyalties

By isabelle // 2025-03-01

• CIA employees may leak sensitive secrets to foreign adversaries if fired, raising concerns about loyalty and national security.
• CNN warns mass firings could create insider threats, with ex-employees vulnerable to recruitment by hostile nations.
• Critics argue the narrative protects the "Deep State" and its media allies, not national security.
• The report highlights contradictions: are these employees valued assets or liabilities with low integrity?
• The situation underscores the challenges Trump faces in reforming government and holding the intelligence community accountable.

In a revelation that underscores the deep-seated resistance within the intelligence community to President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting initiatives, reports have emerged suggesting that disgruntled CIA employees may leak sensitive state secrets to foreign adversaries if they are fired. This alarming threat, first highlighted in an ominous February 24 CNN article, has raised serious questions about the loyalty and integrity of certain intelligence operatives and their allies in the media. The CNN piece, titled “How Trump’s government-cutting moves risk exposing the CIA’s secrets,” warned that mass firings at the CIA could create a pool of financially vulnerable or resentful former employees ripe for recruitment by foreign intelligence services like China or Russia. The article cited unnamed sources who claimed that top CIA officials are quietly discussing the risks of disgruntled ex-employees sharing classified information with hostile nations. But is this a legitimate concern—or a thinly veiled threat from the so-called “Deep State” to undermine Trump’s efforts to streamline government operations?

A cozy relationship between CNN and the Deep State

The CNN article, authored by four reporters, including Katie Bo Lillis—who was involved in a defamation case that exposed CNN’s history of fake news—relied heavily on anonymous sources. These unnamed officials suggested that Trump’s push to downsize the CIA and other federal agencies could jeopardize national security by creating insider threats. However, critics argue that this narrative is less about protecting America and more about protecting the Deep State’s grip on power. As The Federalist’s Beth Brelje pointed out, CNN’s reporting reads like a warning to Trump: keep these employees on the payroll, or risk treasonous leaks. “Is that a threat from the CIA?” Brelje asked. “Is CNN reporting that Trump should keep everyone employed because, if he doesn’t, former CIA agents will spill U.S. secrets to our enemies? Apparently so.” This cozy relationship between CNN and the intelligence community is nothing new. During the Russia collusion hoax, CIA insiders fed CNN and other outlets false information to advance a politically motivated narrative. Now, it seems, the same playbook is being used to shield the Deep State from accountability.

The real threat is employees who lack integrity

If the CNN report is to be believed, the very employees who might leak sensitive information are the ones the CIA should be most eager to fire. As The Federalist noted, “Those with too little integrity to exit with grace should not be employed in jobs with access to sensitive information.” The article also highlighted the absurdity of CNN’s argument: Are these employees valued, model intelligence officers—or loose-lipped liabilities? The media’s contradictory messaging suggests a deeper agenda: to protect their sources within the intelligence community and maintain their ability to publish propaganda. “If Trump fires their sources, it will be harder for the media to collude with the intelligence community to craft propaganda to sell to the public,” Brelje wrote. “The connection between CNN and the Deep State has been too cozy for too long.”

A test of loyalty

The CNN article and the threats it describes are a reminder of the challenges President Trump faces in draining the swamp. The Deep State and its media allies are fighting tooth and nail to preserve their power, even if it means resorting to fearmongering and thinly veiled threats. The real test of loyalty lies not in protecting jobs but in safeguarding America’s secrets from those who would betray them. President Trump’s efforts to cut government waste and hold the intelligence community accountable are long overdue. If the Deep State’s response is to threaten treason, it only proves why these reforms are so desperately needed. Sources for this article include: ZeroHedge.com TheFederalist.com CNN.com

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