Now it’s just about punishment and about making a political point. Rewrite the Espionage Act the way it should be rewritten. And leave whistleblowers alone.
Nobody should face the charge unless they are working for a foreign power and mean harm to the United States.
By John Kiriakou
Special to Consortium News
Former President Donald Trump shouldn’t be charged with espionage for taking classified documents with him some of them apparently ve
Former President Donald Trump shouldn’t be charged with espionage for taking classified documents with him some of them apparently very highly classified when he left the White House for semi-retirement at his Mar-a-Lago home. Nobody should be charged with espionage unless they are working for a foreign power and mean h
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When government insiders leak classified information to the media, prosecutors do not consider whether the act benefited the public interest. Should they?