we see this also with the coast guard in providing security around mar-a-lago. the increased expense of that at a time when the trump budget cuts the coast guard budget. so i think if we want to insure protection that the level that we have historically provided, then there needs to be a give on either side. either on the trump tower side or on the funding of the secret service side. thank you so much for being with us. governor, madam secretary napolitano thank you, good to see you. coming up, plugging the leaks. more on the unprecedented release of those transcripts. stay tuned. we ll be right back. for your h. your joints. or your digestion. so why wouldn t you take something for the most important part of you. your brain. with an ingredient originally found in jellyfish,
simply put, these leaks hurt our country. all of us in government can do better. every agency and congress has to do better. we are taking a stand. this culture of leaking must stop. today s warnings from the attorney general came after an unprecedented leak of transcripts completely coincidental, though, revealing the president s private conversations with foreign leaders. janet napolitano served as homeland security head under president obama. thank you for being with us today. how concerning do you think it should be that there have been so many leaks? sessions and coats seem to be blaming the intelligence community. i m not sure that it s the that s the source of the leaks, but that s who they re aiming this at and the news media. well, you know, it should be
and that is one reason for this large number of leaks. one of the things janet th napolitano, former prosecutor said, the threshold for when you go after the media, should be a very high bar. should be a threat to national security, not just a political embarrassment. and i think part of what s going on is they re so embarrassed by all that s going on, but also because the career officials, ones who have a loyalty to their institutions, not just to the president, are saying we really need to talk about. the fact that even my paper maybe two days ago was writing about the fact that doj was going to go after targeting affirmative action, that s something career people were looking at, and there s no source the source hasn t been revealed. but i know i m getting calls from people saying, look, i have been in this agency for years and years and years, i m very worried about the motivations behind some of the policies that we re now pursuing. which is what people, by the way, at the
story friday saturday and sunday. thanks so much. coming up, former homeland security janet napolitano is joining me next on andrea mitchell reports. stay with us. this is joanne. her long day as a hair stylist starts with shoulder pain when.
energy department, a number of people at different departments that have been working over different administrations. we re not talking about republicans or democrats. we re talking about people who took the job because they believe in the goal. and with respect to what janet napolitano said, it s important for people to understand how news organizations like ours handle news of sensitive national security information. these things are not rushed into print. despite the pressures on us from the speeded up news cycle. when a newspaper or news organization comes across a very sensitive piece of information, we understand what it is. we go to authorities. we discuss with authorities. there are numerous times when you read in newspapers where they ll say this is being withheld at the request of government officials. we are doing our job, and we are also patriotic americans. and this is a back and forth. that s of necessity. when you start cracking down on