It doesn’t have to be classified. That was an official FBI record/work product. There are plenty of laws that an agent cannot release such records to a friend intending that that friend pass them to a reporter.
It does not matter that he is not a govt employee now. You think a retired FBI agent can release all of hi written interview notes at will? No, they don’t own them.
Ask any scientist working in a government lab who owns what they invent. Ask any military man if he is free to speak of legally protected confidential matters as soon as he separates.
That was an FBI record he produced. And released to a friend.
Well said.
The comment about him not being an employee now was made in reference to what is really going to happen to him.
They can’t fire him.
IIRC, FBI released hand written notes on Pat kennedy