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Today the Trump DOJ becomes the first administration to ever charge a publisher with *espionage* — an assertive, unprecedented legal crackdown on the traditional rights and protections for publishers.
That is a legal fact, regardless of one’s views of Julian Assange.
That is a legal fact, regardless of one’s views of Julian Assange.
The new Trump DOJ indictment treats activities most top newspapers engage in — gathering and publishing classified material — as criminal plotting, claiming Assange “conspired” with and “aided and abetted” his source in the pursuit of classified material.
This Trump DOJ/Barr legal theory is *not* legally limited to reporters who allegedly help “hack” material.
It could be applied to a range of other journalistic activities, as we’ve previously reported about this case.
It could be applied to a range of other journalistic activities, as we’ve previously reported about this case.
