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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.
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…
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.

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