Is CBS hinting something if illegal leaks suddenly dry up? They claim there will be ‘terror’ if investigations continue into the illegal leaks, while trying to defend the felony of the leakers themselves. The only terror in America so far this year was the left wing terrorist who went on a hunt of GOP congressmen after being a Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer.

CBS This Morning journalists on Thursday defended the practice of leaking from officials inside the White House and said that investigations cracking down can lead to “terror” in an administration. Talking about efforts by White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci to eliminate the leaks, John Dickerson explained, “The problem with leak investigations in all past White Houses is that it clamps down on people inside of the White House. It creates an atmosphere of a little bit of terror.”

He fretted, “You get rid of people who are leaking. It makes everyone kind of look over their shoulder.” Then Dickerson flat-out defended the practice of what he had previously called “harmless leaks”: