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Originally Posted by kgoerz
Has anyone on here ever heard of someone doing time for any of the leaks in these past years. Just one example?
The part about our Allies not wanting to share Intel and our Agencies worried about their own sources being exposed is very disturbing.
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Only two cases in which the subjects received jail sentences;
Samuel Morison was convicted under the 1917 Espionage Act. He was sentenced to prison on President Reagan's watch and pardoned under President Clinton's ,after Morison had served his sentence. He was a civilian analyst in the Defense Department who sent/sold classified photographs to Jane's.
Morison was the first to be convicted of "leaking" classified information.
In February of 2002, Jonathan Randal was an intelligence analyst in the employ of DEA. He released/sold information to a British newsman about Lord Ashcroft. He never went to trial opting to cop a plea rather than face a 21 count indictment. End result was he agreed to a one year prison sentence, 3 years probation, and $2000 fine.
There is precedence. And the precedence was established under Republican Presidents. I would certainly not bet against POTUS charging someone on this leak.........evidence indicates he will use the DOJ to make a point.