The guy was a leaker, not a whistleblower. He had no intention of giving the information he leaked to the general public. That just happened by accident. And of

The guy was a leaker, not a whistleblower. He had no intention of giving the information he leaked to the general public. That just happened by accident. And of course, helping Ukraine defend itself from a genocidal invasion is a very popular cause; this leaker was doing serious harm to that cause. He was no Snowden. In that circumstance, why wouldn't journalists chase clicks and show off their investigational skills like any other news story?