WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Says He Pleaded ‘Guilty to Journalism’ to Be Freed
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Tuesday that he was freed after years of incarceration because he “pled guilty to journalism.”
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Special Counsel Jack Smith Attacks Judge in Trump Documents Case
Special Counsel Jack Smith attacked Judge Aileen Cannon in a filing submitted late Tuesday in the Justice Department’s case against former President Donald Trump alleging that he mishandled classified material after leaving office.
GOP Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Will Call on Congress to Eliminate Espionage Act if Elected
Vivek Ramaswamy, if elected, will call on Congress to repeal the Espionage Act, which he dubs “one of the most un-American laws” in history.
Jonathan Turley Criticizes DOJ’s Decision to Charge Trump Under Espionage Act
George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley, in an op-ed Tuesday, was critical of both the Justice Department’s pursuit of charges against former President Donald Trump under the Espionage Act of 1917 and the act itself.
Marjorie Taylor Greene Moves to Defund the Special Counsel Against Trump
Greene announced Monday she was writing legislation to defund the special counsel investigation against Trump.
MSNBC’s Velshi: Trump Aside, the Espionage Act Has Problems and Is Used to Attack Whistleblowers
On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “Velshi,” host Ali Velshi stated that — putting aside the particulars of the Espionage Act charges against former President Donald Trump — the Espionage Act does have problems with it and “has been used countless
Dershowitz: Dems Who Opposed ‘Dangerous’ and ‘Unconstitutional’ Espionage Act Now ‘Rooting for it to Be Applied Broadly’
On Friday’s broadcast of Newsmax TV’s “The Record,” Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz commented on the indictment against former President Donald Trump and the Espionage Act charges contained in the indictment by saying that the Espionage Act “is one
Trump Warrant Suggests Espionage Act; Same Law Hillary Clinton Dodged
The search warrant for the raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home on Monday suggests he is being investigated under the Espionage Act of 1917 — the same law that Hillary Clinton was suspected of violating in 2016.
NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Petitions Trump for Early Release from Prison
Reality Winner, a National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower who was found guilty of leaking classified intelligence about Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, is petitioning President Donald Trump for her early release from prison.
Flashback–‘Obama’s War on Whistleblowers’: More Prosecuted as Spies than Ever Before
The Obama administration waged war on whistleblowers during its tenure, reportedly prosecuting at least eight leakers under the Espionage Act – more than under all former presidents combined.
AFP: Does Assange Indictment Set Dangerous Precedent for Journalists?
(AFP) — Does the indictment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the U.S. Espionage Act for publishing classified military and diplomatic documents threaten the constitutional right to freedom of the press?
DOJ Charges Julian Assange with Publishing Classified Information
The Department of Justice on Thursday filed new charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, stating that the longtime transparency activist put the U.S. at risk of “serious harm” by releasing secret and classified government documents, the agency announced.
