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1/Saying #EspionageAct requires intent to disclose to foreign power or injure US for conviction - the current MAGA defensive talking point - is NOT accurate.
There are multiple criminal provisions that pertain to classified info. They do not all have "spy" characteristics.
There are multiple criminal provisions that pertain to classified info. They do not all have "spy" characteristics.
2/Ppl forget so easily #HaroldMartin, NSA "hoarder", agreed to 9 years in jail for merely unauthorized possession of classified info w/o any intent to disseminate. His mere knowledge docs were marked classified & he couldn't have them at home was enough.
justice.gov/usao-md/pr/for…
justice.gov/usao-md/pr/for…
3/To be sure, some criminal statutes will have potential legal fights given they were not designed for use against POTUS, but there are clear provisions of #EspionageAct that can apply to Trump w/no allegations of "spying" or actual use against US.
justsecurity.org/82619/expert-e…
justsecurity.org/82619/expert-e…
