The only thing I will say in response to this is that the kind of information Trump seemed to be peddling was a lot more serious than things that are simply “embarrassing.” Also, such secrets in the hands of a complete fucking buffoon like Trump definitely puts the nations stability at risk, and not in a way that would be beneficial to the most vulnerable US citizens. Right-wing demagoguery is spreading across the planet, not just the US, and there’s definitely some folks out there who harbor ill-will towards the US and it’s citizens who would be happy to exploit such information.

Otherwise, I generally agree with the thrust of your arguments. James Clapper lied to congress and fuck-nothing happened to him even though, last I checked, lying to congress is a federal crime. The intelligence community, emphatically, are not on our side.