> “And then to react in this way where you don’t say ‘thank you’ but actually turn on the reporter and researchers and go after them…it’s just weird.”
it's not "weird", it's an elected official trying to deflect from being exposed as completely endangering the PII of state employees. while trying to bring charges here is ridiculous, it might not be the case in a few years as we watch the continued crumbling of institutions, where bad faith arguments made up on the fly by anyone in power become excuses to do anything. like trying to extort the government of Ukraine to work on behalf of the official's personal reelection campaign, for example.
it's not "weird", it's an elected official trying to deflect from being exposed as completely endangering the PII of state employees. while trying to bring charges here is ridiculous, it might not be the case in a few years as we watch the continued crumbling of institutions, where bad faith arguments made up on the fly by anyone in power become excuses to do anything. like trying to extort the government of Ukraine to work on behalf of the official's personal reelection campaign, for example.