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But they were missing the key piece, which is that he leaked it. Without that, it's all circumstantial. Was he probably the one who leaked it? Yeah, I think it'
by jaywalk 4y ago
But they were missing the key piece, which is that he leaked it. Without that, it's all circumstantial. Was he probably the one who leaked it? Yeah, I think it's safe to say that. But that's not where the bar lies in a criminal trial.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoI believe possession of unauthorized copies of classified information is already a crime, though I think the possible charges are far less than leaking it.
- jaywalk 4y agoYou are correct, which is why they wanted to get him convicted of leaking it.
- hermitdev 4y agoBut, do they need to prove that he leaked it? Surely the backdoor and exfiltrating the data alone would be enough to put him away from a long time, even if he never shared it with anyone.
- jaywalk 4y agoThey need to prove that he leaked it if they want him to be convicted of it. And they want that because the punishment for it is far more severe.