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More prosaically, non-legitimate possession of classified material is illegal. People who leak classified material can be prosecuted, if discovered, but the pr
by philipkglass 3y ago
More prosaically, non-legitimate possession of classified material is illegal.
People who leak classified material can be prosecuted, if discovered, but the press is not bound by classification directives in the United States. It was established in this 1971 court case around the classified Pentagon Papers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Co._v._United_S...