Defense: Government Burdens Reality Winner To Excuse FBI Violating Her Rights

Reality Winner is an NSA contractor accused of leaking a classified document to The Intercept. She was charged with violating the Espionage Act and is currently in detention awaiting trial.

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Accused NSA whistleblower, Reality Winner, leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., following a bond hearing on June 8, 2017. (Photo: Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle/AP)

Defense attorneys for NSA whistleblower Reality Winner contend whether she asked to end her FBI interrogation or leave her home when agents arrived has “little bearing” on whether she was in custody and deserved to be read her rights. Winner is an NSA contractor who is accused of mailing a classified document on Russian hacking to The Intercept.

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NSA Leaker Reality Winner Denied Bail For “Hating America”

Judge Brian Epps contended Winner’s “hate” for America and admiration of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange make her a dangerous threat.

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Reality Winner. Photo via standwithreality.org

Federal magistrate judge Brian Epps once again denied bail to alleged NSA leaker Reality Winner. This time, Epps contended Winner’s “hate” for America and supposed admiration of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange make her a dangerous threat. Winner is accused of “removing classified material from a

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FBI Agents Didn’t Think Reality Winner Was A Spy, Yet She Is Being Prosecuted Like One

FBI agents did not think Reality Winner was a “big bad mastermind prolific spy,” but that’s not stopping the government from prosecuting her under the Espionage Act.

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This combination of pictures created on June 9, 2017, from images provided by the Lincoln County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office shows the booking photo of intelligence contractor Reality Winner.

An FBI agent who entered former NSA contractor Reality Winner’s house to execute a search warrant did not think she was a “big bad mastermind prolific spy.” And yet, the government is prosecuting Winner under the Espionage Act, as if she is some kind of spy. Winner is accused of “removing classified material from a government facility and

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The Intercept Has A Serious Source Burning Problem

With its outing of an anonymous NSA source, online publication The Intercept is finding itself in hot water.

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Accused NSA whistleblower, Reality Winner, leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., following a bond hearing on June 8, 2017. (Photo: Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle/AP)

Long having built its reputation on reports derived from classified information provided to them by leakers, The Intercept now finds itself in the unpleasant position of having burned – or outed – one of its anonymous sources. The leaker, Reality Leigh Winner, allegedly gave The Intercept classified NSA documents pertaining to an investigation

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Snowden Comes To Defense Of Jailed NSA Contractor Reality Winner

‘The prosecution of any journalistic source without due consideration by the jury as to the harm or benefit of the journalistic activity is a fundamental threat to the free press.’

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NSA contractor Reality Leigh Winner, has been charged by the Justice Department for sending classified material to The Intercept. (Photo: Instagram)

A day after her arrest was announced publicly by the U.S. Justice Department, Reality Winner, the 25-year-old alleged source of a leaked National Security Agency document detailing Russian hacking efforts, has found a vocal ally in the world's best known whistleblower of the contemporary era: Edward Snowden. Snowden, who first made headlines

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Reality Winner Arrest Tied To Same Reporters Behind CIA Whistleblower Prosecution

Richard Esposito and Matthew Cole, two of the journalists behind The Intercept reporting which led to Winner’s arrest, were both at the center of the leak prosecution against CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou as Journalist A and Journalist B.

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NSA contractor Reality Leigh Winner, has been charged by the Justice Department for sending classified material to The Intercept. (Photo: Facebook)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Reality Winner, a twenty-five-year-old National Security Agency contractor, is the first person to be charged with violating the Espionage Act under President Donald Trump’s administration. The contractor allegedly provided a top secret report on Russian hacking to The Intercept. The Justice

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