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Alleged NSA Leaker: Fox News On At Work Triggered Me Into Sharing Classified Info
The Federalist ^ | September 28, 2017 | Bre Payton

Posted on 09/28/2017 4:47:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

A woman accused of leaking classified information on Russia’s role in spreading misinformation during the 2016 election told FBI agents that her frustrations over Fox News prompted her to print out an intelligence report, stuff it in her pantyhose, and sneak it out of the National Security Agency office where she was working.

Reality Winner told FBI agents she had repeatedly complained about Fox News being on the TV at the NSA office she worked in, according to a transcript of the interview submitted to court on Wednesday, Politico reported.

According to the transcript, the 25-year-old linguist told the FBI she asked that the channel be changed to Al Jazeera — a news organization that has come under scrutiny for acting as pro-Islamist agitprop.

“I’ve filed formal complaints about them having Fox News on,” Winner told FBI agents in the transcript. “Just, at least, for G-d’s sake, put Al Jazeera on, or a slideshow with people’s pets. I’ve tried everything to get that changed.”

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In the transcripts Winner said she “wasn’t trying to be a Snowden or anything” when she allegedly decided to leak the classified information to the press. She said she thought it should be public information, regardless of the consequences.

“I saw the article and was like, I don’t understand why this isn’t a thing,” she said. “It made me very mad.”

“I guess I just didn’t care about myself at that point,” Winner said. “Yeah, I screwed up royally.”

When the FBI agent asked if she understood her actions would compromise intelligence sources and methods, she said she “figured it didn’t matter anyway.”

“If they hadn’t been already, then yes,” she said. “Honestly, uh, I just figured that whatever we were using had already been compromised, and that this report was just going to be like a — one drop in the bucket.”

You can read the transcript of the full interview here.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Conspiracy; Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: espionage; fox; treason; winner
Enjoy prison.
1 posted on 09/28/2017 4:47:03 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Ah, the Hillary excuse again. “It’s not my fault!” Unfortunately, this excuse on criminal activities doesn’t work for the little people.


2 posted on 09/28/2017 4:49:03 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well she said, "regardless of the consequences".

Enjoy prison.

3 posted on 09/28/2017 4:51:23 PM PDT by Newbomb Turk (Hey Newbomb, where is your bothers ElCamino ?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I think you can drop the “alleged.”

Once she says she put the docs in her garbage place . . .

The confession is complete.


4 posted on 09/28/2017 4:55:19 PM PDT by StAntKnee (Add your own danged sarc tag)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I hope Fox news is broadcast in her cell!!


5 posted on 09/28/2017 5:00:30 PM PDT by ontap
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

They ought to really trigger her after she is convicted with bullets from a firing squad.


6 posted on 09/28/2017 5:07:03 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: ontap

I hope Fox news is broadcast in her cell!!


Ha, I was thinking the same thing. Loop Hannity 24x7 in her cell. And give her a few feet of rope.


7 posted on 09/28/2017 5:10:57 PM PDT by Vic S
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If she’s that easily influenced, she must be an easy lay, too.


8 posted on 09/28/2017 5:17:26 PM PDT by FrankR (On the knees is not a good place to be...a man on the knees is only half a man.....)
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To: FrankR

I don’t get that drunk anymore.


9 posted on 09/28/2017 5:18:41 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

... 25-year-old linguist

Not a very cunning linguist, although she may become one in prison.


10 posted on 09/28/2017 5:49:35 PM PDT by seowulf
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She’d be a solid 2 with the right makeup.


11 posted on 09/28/2017 5:58:10 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland US. There'd be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I suggest that all televisions in her prison block all be locked on Fox.


12 posted on 09/28/2017 6:01:01 PM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: CatOwner

Something she may be about to find out the hard way.


13 posted on 09/28/2017 6:37:41 PM PDT by Jean2
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Neither do I.


14 posted on 09/28/2017 6:38:40 PM PDT by Jean2
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When I was a DOD civilian, after retiring from the AF, the flight I was in had a management gap because no officer was available to play Flight Chief". A Black female E-7 was put in the spot. One morning, I was in early (habit I never got out of) making coffee and had the break room TV tuned to FOX. She came in, grabbed the remote and changed to one of regular network "news" channels saying, "Unh uh - ain't no FOX gonna be on any TV under my control" and walked out.

I turned the channel back to Fox and she came storming in cursing me and demanding I change the channel back. I smiled and asked her how far she wanted to take it up the line. She hated my guts for the rest of the time she was there but never tried to ban a channel because they didn't properly cater to racist minorities....these days she might have backing up-chain....

15 posted on 09/29/2017 3:14:11 AM PDT by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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