I’m gonna say you guys have all been taken in by hype.
The way it reads to me is he disclosed no classified information. They word it as sensitive, non-public. Then they lead with OpSec terminology about exercises. They also say he destroyed evidence (leading one to wonder if it ever existed).
There IS talk of wiring diagrams, but this might very well be a description of interconnections. In other words, I don’t see anything in this celebration of some lawyers activity seeking promotions to suggest any super duper technical magic secrets were disclosed to the Chinese.
It reads like they were lucky to get a conviction at all.
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Today’s sentencing demonstrates, yet again, the inability of China’s Intelligence Services to prevent the FBI and our vital partners from apprehending and prosecuting the spies China recruits.
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Why would anyone think Chinese intelligence can prevent the FBI from arresting people? What the hell is this sentence supposed to say?
I think the whole thing is some DOJ lawyers praising themselves.
I was not taken in, I literally stated sensitive info, I know the difference.
You may not understand how this works.
1. First you find someone willing to take the bribe / give basic info
2. Next you gather that info, create a dossier to further entrap the informant forcing him to have to much at stake to back out
3. Use the informant to further collect the actual intelligence of use as he risk’s being exposed now, it moves from bribery to blackmail.
The person in question demonstrated this intent and willingness to betray his oath, as such he deserves 30 years to life and forfeiture of all assets. He committed treason, it does not matter that the actual information may have been of little use, it mattered that his intent was clear and posed a real threat as it could have progressed to far worse.