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re: Assange indicted for unlawful obtaining and disclosing classified intel
Posted on 5/23/19 at 5:51 pm to LSUnation78
Posted on 5/23/19 at 5:51 pm to LSUnation78
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Discovery gonna be a blasty blast.
No it won't. The Espionage Act effectively prohibits a Defendant from raising an affirmative defense at trial. That's why I always laugh when I hear morons say Snowden should come home and defend himself in trial. The Espionage Act prohibits that. Free country my arse.
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Posted on 5/23/19 at 6:37 pm to SCLibertarian
Well...there is this:
"Such a charge under the Espionage Act has never been successfully prosecuted" (According to CNN...) which was an interesting statement given Schenck and other legal precedent...
The Espionage Act of 1917 establishes strict penalties for those who engage in spying to impede U.S. military efforts and/or give aid to foreign enemies. Behaviors prohibited by the Espionage Act of 1917 include:
Obtaining any information related to national defense with the intent for the information to be used to advantage a foreign nation or to injure the United States; or with the belief the information will be used in this way. Under 18 U.S. Code Section 794, the information may be obtained from virtually any source including but not limited to documents (obtained legally or illegally);
this is interesting...
"Such a charge under the Espionage Act has never been successfully prosecuted" (According to CNN...) which was an interesting statement given Schenck and other legal precedent...
The Espionage Act of 1917 establishes strict penalties for those who engage in spying to impede U.S. military efforts and/or give aid to foreign enemies. Behaviors prohibited by the Espionage Act of 1917 include:
Obtaining any information related to national defense with the intent for the information to be used to advantage a foreign nation or to injure the United States; or with the belief the information will be used in this way. Under 18 U.S. Code Section 794, the information may be obtained from virtually any source including but not limited to documents (obtained legally or illegally);
this is interesting...
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