Answering the wrong question

The Washington Post ran a story alleging that the Cheeto-in-Chief disclosed highly classified information to the Russians.  Later that day, National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster read a precisely worded statement regarding the story:

"I have a brief statement for the record. There is nothing that the president takes more seriously than the security of the American people. The story that came out tonight as reported is false. The president and the foreign minister reviewed a range of common threats to our two countries, including threats to civil aviation.

At no time, at no time, where intelligent sources or methods discussed. And the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. Two other senior officials who were present, including the Secretary of the State, remember the meeting the same way and have said so. Their on the record accounts should outweigh anonymous sources. I was in the room. It didn't happen."

Then this morning, 45 put out a two-Tweet message on the subject: 

"As President I wanted to share with Russia (at an openly scheduled W.H. meeting) which I have the absolute right to do, facts pertaining...
....to terrorism and airline flight safety. Humanitarian reasons, plus I want Russia to greatly step up their fight against ISIS & terrorism."

For once, he is right about one thing.  It is his absolute right to decide what information is and isn't classified, and he can disclose that information to anyone he wants to.

Problem is, that's not the right question.  The question is not whether or not the Cheeto-in-Chief had the right to do what he did.  The question is, was it something he should have done.  The answer to that is a resounding NO.

General McMaster made a point of mentioning that sources and/or methods were not disclosed by 45.  So what?  The information involved when we're talking about Code-Word, Special Access Program (SAP) and Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) are so closely controlled that having a Top Secret clearance is not enough by itself to gain access to this kind of material. 

Worse yet, it appears that the U.S. did not have permission from the source of this information to release it to another nation.  That is an unforgivable breach of protocol.  Even if 45 did not disclose the sources and/or methods used to gather this data, it is very possible that the disclosure of the information itself may have put the person or persons who obtained this information in danger.

This is yet another example of how the Cheeto-in-Chief's ego and penchant for self-aggrandizing is dangerous. 

But this was not a high crime, it was not a misdemeanor and it cannot be used to impeach him.  It is merely more evidence of what we already knew, he is unqualified and unsuited to hold the office he currently holds.