Suspended Iran Envoy Malley Allegedly Shared Classified Material

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A congressional investigation has revealed that President Biden's suspended special envoy to Iran, Robert Malley, may have improperly shared classified information with individuals outside the U.S. government. The evidence uncovered by Republican lawmakers suggests that Malley, who was placed on unpaid leave in June and had his security clearance suspended two months prior, distributed sensitive documents to allies to further his diplomatic efforts related to Tehran.

 

Sources familiar with the investigation informed Semafor that Malley transferred around a dozen documents, some marked "sensitive" and "classified," to his personal devices while leading the Biden administration’s diplomatic relations with Iran. These documents reportedly included detailed notes of his interactions with Iranian officials before his suspension and materials related to the U.S. government's response to the 2022 Mahsa Amini protests in Iran.

 

"Specifically, we understand that Mr. Malley’s security clearance was suspended because he allegedly transferred classified documents to his personal email account and downloaded these documents to his personal cell phone," wrote Senate Foreign Relations Committee ranking member James Risch (R-Idaho) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) in a May 6 letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The letter further stated, "It is unclear to whom he intended to provide these documents, but it is believed that a hostile cyber actor was able to gain access to his email and/or phone and obtain the downloaded information."

 

A State Department spokesperson told The Post that Malley remains on leave and that the department has provided Congress with information on personnel inquiries related to Iran policy but declined to comment on the specific allegations raised by Risch and McCaul.

 

In 2015, the FBI opened a criminal investigation into former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for similar conduct. Clinton was found to have stored tens of thousands of emails from her time at the State Department on several unsecured private servers, including 81 email chains discussing classified information and seven referring to material at the Top Secret/Special Access Program level. The FBI determined that Clinton was "extremely careless" and that hostile actors may have accessed her personal email account, but she was not charged with a crime.

 

Malley is currently under investigation by the FBI, as confirmed by McCaul and Risch. Neither the FBI nor the State Department responded immediately to The Post's requests for comment. This development adds to the complexities surrounding U.S.-Iran relations, particularly as Malley was a key figure in the Biden administration's efforts to re-engage with Tehran. 

 

Credit: NYP 2024-05-31

 

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[Purdey]

10 hours ago, Social Media said:

1.  may have improperly shared classified information with individuals outside the U.S. government

2. he allegedly transferred classified documents to his personal email account and downloaded these documents to his personal cell phone

So, he did or didn't pass the secrets to a foreign power? Or he shared them with Americans who were not in the government?

I suppose we will know eventually.

Edited May 31 by Purdey

[Presnock]

3 hours ago, Purdey said:

So, he did or didn't pass the secrets to a foreign power? Or he shared them with Americans who were not in the government?

I suppose we will know eventually.

if he shared any intel with outside of need to know channels, he should pay the penalty just as Trump should pay for all that he has exposed.

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[Presnock]

On 5/31/2024 at 5:31 PM, Presnock said:

if he shared any intel with outside of need to know channels, he should pay the penalty just as Trump should pay for all that he has exposed.

Any classified material shared outside of need to know basis should be investigated and if one is found guilty of that, then that person should be charged and tried in court especially if provided in any way to an adversary of the US.