The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Read More »June 3, 2021 Comments Off on Trump Justice Department seized phone records of 4 New York Times reporters
The Trump Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of four New York Times reporters as part of a leak investigation, the newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Read More »March 30, 2018 Comments Off on Washington leak culture meets Wall Street’s insider cops
The federal prosecutors who sent Wall Streeters to prison for trading on insider information are taking on Washington’s culture of leaks in a first-of-its-kind trial next week.
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Read More »August 7, 2017 Comments Off on Could Justice Department jail journalists? Rosenstein won’t say.
WASHINGTON — Prosecutors don’t intend to go after reporters for doing their jobs but could more forcefully try to get them to reveal their sources, a Justice Department official said Sunday. “We’re after the leaker, not the journalist. We’re after ...
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Read More »August 15, 2013 Comments Off on A decade of Pentagon struggles bared at Manning trial
WASHINGTON — Some of the Pentagon’s most painful themes of the past decade have played out at the court-martial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning. At its core, the trial is about a young soldier who orchestrated the largest leak of ...
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Read More »July 9, 2013 Comments Off on Former judge admits flaws in secret court overseeing NSA programs
WASHINGTON — A former federal judge who served on a secret court overseeing the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance programs denied Tuesday that the judges act as “rubber stamps.” But James Robertson said the system is flawed because of its ...
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Read More »July 19, 2012 Comments Off on Lawyers argue over harm in military WikiLeaks case
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history wants to be able to defend himself at trial by arguing in part that the leaks didn’t do much harm. Military prosecutors say ...
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Read More »July 17, 2012 Comments Off on Lawyers argue over jury questions in WikiLeaks case
FORT MEADE — A defense lawyer for an Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history acknowledged in court that it will be hard to find military jurors who aren’t aware of the case. David ...
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Read More »July 11, 2012 Comments Off on Manning again seeks dismissal of some WikiLeaks charges
HAGERSTOWN — An Army private charged in the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history is reviving his request to have some charges dropped. Pfc. Bradley Manning’s civilian defense attorney said Wednesday he has filed a renewed motion seeking ...
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Read More »April 25, 2011 Comments Off on Closed hearings planned in NSA leaks case
Closed hearings are being held this week ahead of the trial of a former National Security Agency employee accused of mishandling classified information. Thomas Drake is charged with violating espionage laws without being accused of spying. Instead, he’s accused of ...
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Read More »April 13, 2011 Comments Off on Ex-NSA worker charged in leaks case honored
WASHINGTON — A former National Security Agency employee accused of mishandling classified information is warning that as the United States elevates national security to a state religion, whistleblowers and dissenters are at risk of being marked as traitors. Thomas Drake ...
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