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31 Mar, 6 tweets, 1 min read
Drone whistleblower Daniel Hale, who was charged with violating the Espionage Act, pleads guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia
Sentencing was set for July 13. Judge Liam O'Grady allowed Daniel Hale to remain out of jail and under supervision of probation officer.
Daniel Hale faced five charges but pled guilty to only one charge—"retention and transmission of national defense information" [Espionage Act].
The US government requested the postponement of trial that was scheduled for next week, however, they refuse to dismiss the remaining counts until sentencing.
By not dismissing the four remaining charges, Justice Department prosecutors hope it will ensure a harsh sentence like the 63-month sentence NSA whistleblower Reality Winner received.
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Shameless #Resistance grifter @MalcolmNance was invited on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” to talk about supporting freedom for NSA whistleblower Reality Winner. Instead, he chastised her.

“What she did was wrong. She released classified information, and there’s a way to do this...”
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