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Trevor Timm
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I wrote for @genmag at @medium: The Trump whistleblower case shows why leaks are vital for democracy.

The whistleblower himself didn't leak classified info, but others did—pushing the story further every day until it became the biggest in the country. gen.medium.com/trumps-ukraine…
@GENmag @Medium Classified leaks published by news orgs forced Dems to move on impeachment, forced Trump to release the call, forced the DNI to submit to Congress, and forced the complaint itself to be declassified.

Without leaks, it's possible this story would have been buried and forgotten.
@GENmag @Medium The brave person or people who leaked the contents of the whistleblower complaint before it was declassified broke the same law @Snowden did. The DOJ could prosecute them.

Yet we wouldn't be here without them!
@GENmag @Medium @Snowden It would be nice if the national security establishment acknowledged this obvious fact. Instead they breathlessly tweet out every story based on classified leaks, and then refuse to lift a finger to reform the awful, unjust law that's used to prosecute the people responsible.
@GENmag @Medium @Snowden In conclusion: leaks are good! Read more here: gen.medium.com/trumps-ukraine…
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Trevor Timm
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This is CRAZY. Journalists were inadvertently given a list of police misconduct reports via a public records request. The California AG is now saying the journalists are breaking the law by merely *possessing* the documents and threatened legal action. eastbaytimes.com/2019/02/26/cal…
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As Elliott Abrams testifies before Congress today about Venezuela, remember he pled guilty to two counts of withholding information from Congress during the Iran-Contra affair nytimes.com/1991/10/08/us/…
Here's the chapter on Elliott Abrams in independent counsel Lawrence Walsh's Iran-Contra report. Before the plea deal, Walsh "was prepared to present a multi-count felony indictment against Abrams to the Grand Jury" fas.org/irp/offdocs/wa…
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This happens literally every time the US ships weapons into war zones -- they end up in the hands of enemies. Yet the bipartisan consensus in the next conflict is always: do it again.
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1) Love me some archived links. Let's see what Shane Harris, Greg Miller, and Ellen Nakashima from the WaComPost have drudged up this week to cause #Whistleblower to trend.

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