Posted on 08/04/2017 5:28:09 PM PDT by ForYourChildren
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday announced a government-wide crackdown on leakers, which will include a review of the Justice Department’s policies on subpoenas for media outlets that publish sensitive information.
At a press conference with Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, Sessions announced that the Justice Department, FBI and government intelligence agencies will direct more resources into the investigations of government leaks and would prioritize prosecuting those that pass sensitive information along to the press or foreign officials.
Sessions said he had empowered his deputy director Rod Rosenstein and incoming FBI director Christopher Wray to oversee the classified leaks investigations and to monitor the progress of each case.
The national security division of the Justice Department will prioritize cases involving unauthorized disclosures, Sessions said, and the departments “will not hesitate to bring lawful and appropriate criminal charges against those who abuse the public trust.”
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Make my day !
Hopefully he won’t talk it to death
Target Mueller and his team.
Since when has revealing confidential national security information part of 1st amendament? Isn’t every spy exercising first amendament right?
Yes, probably even sent a sternly-worded memo to those entities, something the GOP is famous for (not so much with following through, though). My prediction is that the leaks will now triple in number as I'm sure the swamp creatures will laugh off Sessions' warning.
Since 1971
They CAN be prosecuted for RELEASING CLASSIFIED INFORMATION .
No they can’t. They never signed an nda or agreed to that.
Jeff is a republican...Won’t clean up.the problem but will talk it to death and everybody is bored to tears ...Obama had his “ don’t cross this line”,Jeff has his “I’m warning you”
Arrest them, perp walk them before cameras and jail their asses for treason. Shoot those guilty of multiple offenses.
Let us see
It is a crime to leak classified information
BUT
The MSM can publish it with protection of the First Amendment
Makes no sense
The supreme court only said prior restraint is not allowed, but it didn’t say the press can become a part of espionage ring and get away with it.
Actually, when the media does not exercise due diligence on what they print/broadcast, relying on “anonymous sources” and printing whatever they get from them, they are AIDING AND ABETTING the dissemination of possible classified material, endangering the security of the USA.
The editors and reporters should face responsibility for NOT verifying that the information is fit for public consumption.
Could be? Could be? How about instead General Sessions uses the words has become and is - just for those in the press on the long tail of the rumor circuit.
Stern warning? This doesn't even approach "mild disapproval" from Sister Mary Elephant.
The media are effectively Rooskie agents.
No kidding.
Do you see there are limits to free speech?
Law is founded in ideas, and coded in language. It describes limits to actions.
The media has been pushing the limits more and more over the past many decades. They crossed the line some time ago.
I believe the ingredients for conviction are available.
If the recipient of the leak doesn't reveal their source, then they covering up a crime.
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