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#1 In the first case, the issue was not testifying against the President. It was the media's revealing what was said before a Grand Jury. Normally, revealing such information is illegal, but the media can, under the privileges of "higher law," ie: the Constitution, publish facts. It's call a "Free Press."

#2 Revealing classified information in a recognized publication is NOT illegal. You may not like it, but it is so. Please see comment above for clarification.

Please, as a very conservative retired reporter and lawyer, it's an issue I have dealt with a hundred times.

Was the NYT very wrong in publishing what they did? Yes.

Should Punch be punched? Yes.

Was it illegal under our system of constitutional law? No.

Please do not confuse what is right with hat is legal. They often have to relation to each other.

Kennedy's back seat bingo with teenagers in the Presidential limousine was very wrong, but not illegal.