An anonymous source in the Republican National Committee told CNN today that the committee, at its summer meeting in Kansas City, has voted to investigate the source of recent leaks to the media.
The RNC has had a series of embarrassing leaks lately, some silly and some more serious: A memo from the treasurer accusing top officials of hiding the committee’s debt; the departure of top fund-raisers; and weird emails, written by interns, asking foreign ambassadors to meet with Steele.
Another anonymous source told CNN that chairman Michael Steele spoke about the leaks as well.
Another GOP source in the room of party chairs Wednesday said that Steele addressed the gathering and decried what he called the leaking of “proprietary financial information” to the media.“It’s unfortunate that this is being played out in the press,” said the source, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity. “The press that is not on our side.”
An RNC spokesman declined to comment.
CNN doesn’t acknowledge the irony here; we trust it won’t be lost on you, dear readers.
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