Some of the information on partners in particular has caused some diplomatic consternation. The State Department is trying to help to repair some ties that may have been a bit frayed. There are certainly concerns about the intelligence that allies and partners might share with the United States.
The US intelligence community was relieved when a suspect was arrested last week in the leak of highly sensitive classified documents about America’s friends and adversaries. But the fallout is far from over. The leaks are a huge embarrassment for the Biden administration, which is moving quickly to reassure the UK, Israel, and other allies.
Bloomberg national security correspondent Courtney McBride joins this episode to talk about US efforts to repair the damage and shore up its credibility with leading partners around the world–and what the government is doing to prevent leaks like this from happening in the future.
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