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To: EXCH54FE
It is a crime to share top-secret information with people who don't have access to it

That's what I thought. It's disturbing enough for DJT to not trust CIA, FBI other possible sources until those swamps are drained, and whoever leaked it is behind bars. What about the NBC "newscasters" who after receiving the information decided to air it? Didn't they also commit a crime? I would not mind seeing the staff of the Today show which was involved do jail time.

I'm wondering if they're sure it was 'dems who leaked it. Could it have been the CIA promoting their shadow gov agenda or someone on the Senate Foreign Relations committee, if they had access to it?

JMHO

4 posted on 01/07/2017 2:05:50 PM PST by grania
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To: grania
What about the NBC "newscasters" who after receiving the information decided to air it? Didn't they also commit a crime? I would not mind seeing the staff of the Today show which was involved do jail time.

Unfortunately no. This was decided (I think at Supreme Court Level) back in early seventies. Daniel Ellsberg leaked the "Pentagon Papers" to the New York Times. The Times was determined to not have violated the law when they published. Ellsberg did violate the law but never served time for his actions.

24 posted on 01/07/2017 2:26:08 PM PST by cpdiii (Deckhand, Roughneck, Mud Man, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist, THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR.)
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