As it is currently written, the Espionage Act of 1917 makes it a crime to hurt the United States or benefit a foreign country by collecting or communicating information that would harm the national ...
How the second Trump administration will affect press freedom is unclear but don't discount the possibility of a repeat of ...
Donald Trump’s first term suggests the president-elect will aggressively prosecute the press when he returns to office, the ...
We don’t know Donald Trump’s second term will affect press freedom, but if the record of his first term is any indication, ...
A Law Against Espionage On June 15, 1917, lawmakers passed the Espionage Act. The law set punishments for acts of interference in foreign policy and sought to prevent espionage. It authorized ...
A Law Against Espionage On June 15, 1917, lawmakers passed the Espionage Act. The law set punishments for acts of interference in foreign policy and sought to prevent espionage. It authorized ...
The Obama Administration has indicted six government employees under the 1917 Espionage Act for sharing classified information with the press — more than all previous administrations combined. However ...
President Barack Obama’s administration, a 2018 fact check from the Associated Press found, “used the 1917 Espionage Act with unprecedented vigor, prosecuting more people under that law for ...