i don't think orally delivering classified information instead of using electronic/paper copy magically makes it not a crime. All that while decreasing the trus

i don't think orally delivering classified information instead of using electronic/paper copy magically makes it not a crime. All that while decreasing the trustworthiness of the information - ie. from journalist POV it would be dealing with hearsay instead of documented facts. >That punishment was for sharing documents classified as top secret with a journalist, not for calling out a deviation. yep, and for jaywalking. Assange was hunted down for sex crimes (which as it happens he didn't commit) not for publishing the docs. And Navalny in Russia is doing time for business crimes not for being PITA for Putin.