{"id":42840,"date":"2019-01-16T13:45:10","date_gmt":"2019-01-16T18:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=42840"},"modified":"2019-01-31T22:02:50","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T03:02:50","slug":"amid-internal-investigation-over-leaks-to-media-the-centre-for-american-progress-fires-two-staffers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=42840","title":{"rendered":"Amid Internal Investigation Over Leaks to Media, The Centre for American Progress Fires Two Staffers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AMID INTERNAL INVESTIGATION OVER LEAKS TO MEDIA, THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS FIRES TWO STAFFERS<\/a><\/h3>\n
THE CENTER FOR<\/u> American Progress fired two staffers suspected of being involved in leaking an email exchange that staffers thought reflected improper influence by the United Arab Emirates within the think tank, according to three sources with knowledge of the shake-up. Both staffers were investigated for leaking the contents of an internal email exchange to The Intercept, but neither of the former employees was The Intercept\u2019s source.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cHe is a consummate team player who will raise whatever concerns he has through proper channels, but at the end of the day, he\u2019s on board with the team.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of those fired, Ken Gude, was a senior national security staffer. He worked at CAP since 2003 and previously served as the progressive think tank\u2019s chief of staff. The notion that he would have leaked the exchange just doesn\u2019t square with his time at CAP, said one of the sources close to the situation. \u201cKen loves CAP and has dedicated 15 years of his life to the organization,\u201d said the source. \u201cHe is a consummate team player who will raise whatever concerns he has through proper channels, but at the end of the day, he\u2019s on board with the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

A CAP spokesperson acknowledged two employees were fired as a result of the leak investigation, but said that the leak was not the reason they were fired: \u201cWe are not going to discuss internal personnel matters, but no one was fired at CAP for leaking or whistleblowing.\u201d Internally, however, multiple members of CAP leadership have used the leak as the leading rationale for the firings in multiple settings, sources said. Gude did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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