the sourcing was questionable "exposure".He played right into the Russians' hands with his pompous boasting. No wonder they're laughing at him in Moscow (and everywhere else around the world, too.)
the CIA types got upset -being anal about classifications ( my characterization),but the intent was to show Russians
( whom we do still cooperate on terrorism -believe it or not) that the info was valid - about ISIS trying to down airplanes by smuggling bombs onboard, concealed in laptop computers-
He should have gotten Israeli permission - yes- but this was not about "boasting"