Post by Daniel on Jun 17, 2017 8:01:21 GMT -5
First Major Leaker Indicted by DOJ in Trump Administration
By ACLJ.org
It’s an issue that shouldn’t be partisan. It shouldn’t matter who the President is. All Americans should praise the indictment of someone who leaks top-secret classified information and breaks the law while also making statements siding with Iran over the United States, saying she wanted to “burn the White House down.”
Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a Federal Government contractor with top secret security clearance was charged with leaking classified U.S. intelligence documents after she allegedly removed classified materials from a Government agency and mailed them to a digital news outlet.
Winner was a contractor with Pluribus International Corporation based at a government agency in Augusta, GA. A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia that charged Winner with leaking these classified documents to an online news outlet. The content of the leaks served as basis to an article published by a website known as The Intercept, which specializes in National Security reporting. The article published by The Intercept details a Russian military intelligence hacking effort days before the 2016 presidential election.
Even more troubling was the fact that an internal audit conducted by an agency revealed Winner was one of six people who printed the document but was the only one to have had any email contact with the news agency.
The Justice Department stated that Winner was arrested “for violating federal law that prohibits the distribution of classified defense information.” Prosecutors stated that, when confronted with the allegations, Winner admitted to leaking the classified documents intentionally. Winner’s case is the first criminal leak case under President Trump and it shows the Justice Department’s inclination to prosecute leakers.
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By ACLJ.org
It’s an issue that shouldn’t be partisan. It shouldn’t matter who the President is. All Americans should praise the indictment of someone who leaks top-secret classified information and breaks the law while also making statements siding with Iran over the United States, saying she wanted to “burn the White House down.”
Reality Leigh Winner, 25, a Federal Government contractor with top secret security clearance was charged with leaking classified U.S. intelligence documents after she allegedly removed classified materials from a Government agency and mailed them to a digital news outlet.
Winner was a contractor with Pluribus International Corporation based at a government agency in Augusta, GA. A criminal complaint was filed in the Southern District of Georgia that charged Winner with leaking these classified documents to an online news outlet. The content of the leaks served as basis to an article published by a website known as The Intercept, which specializes in National Security reporting. The article published by The Intercept details a Russian military intelligence hacking effort days before the 2016 presidential election.
Even more troubling was the fact that an internal audit conducted by an agency revealed Winner was one of six people who printed the document but was the only one to have had any email contact with the news agency.
The Justice Department stated that Winner was arrested “for violating federal law that prohibits the distribution of classified defense information.” Prosecutors stated that, when confronted with the allegations, Winner admitted to leaking the classified documents intentionally. Winner’s case is the first criminal leak case under President Trump and it shows the Justice Department’s inclination to prosecute leakers.
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aclj.org/national-security/first-major-leaker-indicted-by-doj-in-trump-administration
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