David Axelrod on Twitter: “Question: Is DOJ hunting leakers to “protect our country,” as Sessions says, or to protect-and assuage-the @POTUS? https://t.co/5lVRixzXaO / Twitter”
Question: Is DOJ hunting leakers to “protect our country,” as Sessions says, or to protect-and assuage-the @POTUS? https://t.co/5lVRixzXaO
CNN’s Tapper: Obama has used Espionage Act more than all previous administrations
The federal criminal charges filed against National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden make it seven times that the Obama administration has used the Espionage Act against government workers who shared information with the press. In at least two instances, the government’s investigations have delved into the practices of reporters and news organizations and put reporters in legal jeopardy.