The CIA can selectively divulge classified information to selected reporters in emails yet withhold that information from other journalists or members of the public when they seek the same information under the Freedom of Information Act, a federal judge in New York has ruled.
The decision appeared in the court record on Friday but became more widely disseminated Monday.
The ruling comes amid vigorous national debate over leaks to the media and the use of anonymous sources in covering national security news, including an ongoing FBI investigation into Russian attempts to influence the 2016 presidential election.
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WNU Editor: I thought leaking classified information was a crime.
Right who controls the person releases? Is this called the Comey exception?
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"The decision appeared in the court record on Friday"
ReplyDeleteFabulous timing!
a big junk idea: the material is either available or it is not. It should not be ok for selected people to get but not for others.
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