This seems like a sober analysis of what's at issue, legally and politically (the "sobriety" of the political analysis means that these folks are well within the absolute mainstream of elite opinion). I think this is just incompetence, not high treason: Trump, given his psychological disturbance, wants to feel important, and one way to feel important and get people to depend on you is to share secrets. Every pre-teen knows this; so does Trump.
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