Treasury official arrested for leaks is Trump supporter who was part of a bureaucratic dispute

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The arrest last week of a senior Treasury Department official for allegedly leaking sensitive records to BuzzFeed News has its roots in a bureaucratic dispute dating to the Obama administration, according to people familiar with the matter.

 

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