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> But did he break any laws with regard to this specific leak? According to the DOJ Indictment yes. He conspired with Manning to obtain access to a classified
by bb88 7y ago
> But did he break any laws with regard to this specific leak?
According to the DOJ Indictment yes. He conspired with Manning to obtain access to a classified system. That's different than say Glenn Greenwald merely accepting Snowden's documents.
- kelnos 7y agoThat remains to be seen. The indictment alleges yes, but it's up to a jury to decide (or a plea deal to avoid deciding).
- boomboomsubban 7y agoIt's worth noting that Manning already had access to the classified system. Assange conspired to help her hide her usage of that access, something Greenwald has called the duty of a journalist. The law itself would violate the First amendment, so he would not have broken anything.