Former NSA Contractor Reality Winner Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Information
The 63-month prison sentence is “unusually harsh for a leak case,” according to the Times. It’s the longest known term imposed by a federal court for an Espionage Act violation,
according to the Intercept. (Chelsea Manning’s 35-year-sentence for a leaking classified intelligence was issued by a military court.) Winner’s plea deal would avert a trial that was scheduled for October.
It’s worth noting that
not all leaks are illegal. But the Espionage Act, a WWI-era law, criminalizes
unauthorized disclosure of national security secrets that could be used to harm the United States or aid a foreign government. Winner was charged under
Section 793, which prohibits “gathering, transmitting or losing defense information.” When prosecuting defendants under the act, the court does not consider whether the disclosure was in the public interest
The Obama administration brought nine or 10 leak-related prosecutions, depending on how they are counted—about twice as many as those brought by all previous administrations combined. At least eight of those investigations
involved the Espionage Act.
It’s not clear how many leak cases the Trump administration is pursuing. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said last year that the Department of Justice was pursuing
three times as many leak investigations as were open at the end of the Obama administration. The Trump administration has resolved at least two leak cases through plea deals: Winner’s and the case of former FBI agent Terry Albury, who pleaded guilty in April to leaking classified documents concerning the FBI’s treatment of
minority communities in Minnesota. Prosecutors in Albury’s case reportedly said they would seek a sentence of 46 to 57 months in prison.
Trumpers seem to have gotten lost
This isn't about Sztrok or Clinton...it's about McCabe...who a Grand Jury refused to indict.
This only came up now..(months after that and against DOJ policy) because Billy the Bagman wants to contrast it with Stone
Those groups of people are ALL TIED TO ALL THESE THINGS...........including the investigation of Clinton......They were ALL PART OF LETTING HILLARY OFF THE HOOK...............even though she was guilty as sin..........
We can go to the Obama years......and the ABUSE OF FISA............SHALL WE.....
The Uncovering – Mike Rogers’ Investigation, Section 702 FISA...
They were using the FISA courts as a Weapon long before Trump was even on the scene..........
The FISA warrants on Page WERE ILLEGAL............PERIOD..........
seek help
The prosecutors seeking to find a crime on McCabe, are BARR PICKED TRUMP SUPPORTING PROSECUTORS..... not Stzrok or McCabe or Comey or the FBI.... silly silly silly one! With a newly picked grand jury.....
The
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I said along time that this was a SHOW.............They aren't going to take down many and the ones going down are PEONS..................That is how the dang system works.......
But don't come in here and piss on my back and tell me it's Raining.............everyone with common sense knows this is all BS........and that McCabe, Comey were all in on this BS.....including letting Hillary off the hook.
You just walk by the ties that bind don't you..............Look past the abuse of the IRS.........FISA courts......which I provided a link that has COURT DOCUMENTS backing it up...........and you SAY NOTHING.........Obama Administration was doing this before Trump was even a dang topic........
So...........seek help.......LOL.................
You keep the blinders on............because if you didn't .....you might actually see how corrupt our gov't has become.