It's a tale of two Espionage Act cases. While Trump allies cry foul over his indictment under that law, @mehdirhasan says Trump's case is not one where it's being abused. To understand why, you need to understand the story of whistleblower Daniel Hale: youtube.com/GPTGKQm2sU0

Jul 20, 2023 · 8:24 PM UTC

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Hale is a hero, but the public interest defense that you quote here was ignored in his case— in all EA cases. It is why Snowden will not come home to be tried, & why no journalist like Assange could get a fair trial, & why charges must be dropped. #RepealEspionageAct
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Thx for this superb piece on #DanielHale. Pls consider speaking w me (his lawyer), @ChipGibbons89 (chronicled his case), @thedronalisa (longtime friend & advocate), @soniakennebeck (doc on DH), @wneuheisel (runs support website), et al. Those in the trenches have a lot to add!
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Rs always ☆ssbackwards on any issue. The ☆ssbackward Caucus. All their heroes/sheroes R unethical - full criminal. Pick a card, Any Leadership Card. What will be revealed 100% of the time is the aforementioned. Hey how bout that TX psychopath? Madness Maga Madness
1) um......so your argument is that heroin doesn't kill and destroy lives? wow. hale was rightfully convicted. 'the public has a right to know' defense is what reporters use to excuse their wonton destruction of civilizations. yes, I did just say that.
2) 'reporters' just grab onto anything that doesn't matter or shouldn't even be reported just to stir up shit. and in stirring it up they destroy governments, principalities and powers and just make the world unsafe. Case in point; Hillary's emails. nuff said.
3) case in point; Benghazi. nuff said. case in point; 'according to someone who is familiar with the 'thinking' blah blah blah..... case in point; 'according to people familiar with the matter who asked to remain anonymous because they do not have clearnance to.....'
4) case in point; a group of people here or there who believe that masks make you breathe in your own breath and it is bad for you. It became a rage worldwide. People died. This ahole over here said that vaccine was harmful...people died..en masse. No one needed to know...
5) any of that. reporting nationwide on what some fringe nuts were saying just made it all grow out of control. people died. case in point; Iraq had wmd's, people died. not only in Iraq but wherever Iraqi's immigrated too. ......