2. The U.S. legal system almost certainly has no jurisdiction over foreign sources that share classified information. The nuances of the charges against Julian Assange in this regard were very interesting.
You are acting like a barracks room lawyer and making this way too complicated. It’s a felony. A huge felony and anyone would lose his job and probably plea bargain on a reduced sentence for doing something like this agreeing in addition to fines and jail time never to apply for or hold a clearance or position of trust ever again.