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Don’t cheer for the Espionage Act being used against Donald Trump. It will backfire

Wishing to see Trump called to account need not make us champion a 100-year-old statute used to target whistleblowers

The Guardian - US

Biden will meet with the families of Russia detainees Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan

Joe Biden has said Griner and Whelan are wrongfully detained in Russia. Griner, a WNBA star, was convicted of marijuana possession, and Whelan, an ex-Marine, was convicted of espionage.

WEKU

NSA analyst jailed for life for selling US secrets to Soviets dies aged 80

Ronald Pelton, convicted of espionage in 1986, said he accepted money from America’s cold war enemy because he was desperate

The Guardian - US

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3 Americans Sue Iran for Imprisoning Them on Espionage Charges

Three Americans who were jailed by Iran for more than a year and accused of being spies while hiking along the border with Iraq are suing their former captors, hoping to persuade a judge to award them damages for the torture they say they endured. The lawsuit is pursued by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Something horribly failed.’ How did so many of America’s secrets end up at Mar-a-Lago?

WASHINGTON — At least 300 documents containing classified information left the White House with former President Donald Trump, an unprecedented situation that has led to the FBI investigating possible violations of the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice.

Los Angeles Times

Families of Europeans Held in Iran Send Letter Criticizing EU Stance

Families of European nationals held in Iran have sent a letter to European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell demanding answers over the fate of their loved ones, which they feel are being neglected as the bloc tries to revive a nuclear deal. In recent years, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hamas authorities execute five Palestinians in Gaza

Gaza's ruling Hamas Islamists executed five Palestinians on Sunday, two of them on charges of espionage for Israel that dated back to 2015 and 2009, the enclave's Hamas-run Interior Ministry said.

Reuters

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Donald Trump resort raid prompted by FBI belief he had hid classified documents

Donald Trump now faces a criminal investigation for illegal removal of government records and possible charges of obstruction of justice and violation of the Espionage Act

Daily Mirror

Cuba quietly releases from prison a Cuban American teacher convicted of espionage

The Cuban government has quietly commuted the sentence of Alina López Miyares, a Cuban American teacher in Miami who was sent to prison after she was accused of espionage in 2017, in an unusual gesture that might signal Havana’s willingness to remove a diplomatic roadblock to further engagement with the…

Miami Herald

Don't celebrate the Espionage Act

It's ironic that a law mostly used to suppress whistleblowers may be turned on Trump. But it's still a bad idea

Salon

2 Russians, 1 Ukrainian face espionage charges in Albania

An Albanian court has ordered two Russians and a Ukrainian to remain in custody while authorities conduct an espionage investigation into the suspects’ activities at a former military weapons manufacturing plant

The Independent UK

Rudy Giuliani gives new excuse for Trump holding onto classified documents at Mar-a-Lago

Mr Giuliani falsely claims that the Espionage Act does not punish improper removal of sensitive documents from secure facilities

The Independent UK

U.S. v. Donald Trump: What comes next?

We are closer than ever to a criminal prosecution of Donald Trump. That will be a massive test for America.

Salon

Suspected Chinese hackers spied on gov’ts, NGOs, media: Report

Cybersecurity firm says Amnesty International and Taiwan’s ruling party among organisations targeted in campaign.

Al Jazeera

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Mali demands emergency UN meeting over French 'acts of aggression'

Mali calls for an emergency UN Security Council meeting over alleged French “acts of aggression”. Bamako accuses Paris of espionage and supporting jihadists as French troops, who had been in the country on an anti-terror mission, pull out. Also, a week ahead of the tightest general election Angola has faced…

Reuters

EU parliament to help probe 'inexcusable' spying on Greek member

The European Parliament will cooperate with Greek authorities to investigate "intolerable and inexcusable" state spying on a Greek EU lawmaker, the spokesman for the head of the chamber said of the bloc's latest espionage scandal.

The Guardian - UK

Rather than sink Donald Trump, the FBI’s Mar-a-Lago raid could save him

Being investigated under the Espionage Act would end most people’s political aspirations. For the martyr-in-chief, this could be just the boost he needs, writes the Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi

Tribune News Service

Judge rejects plea agreements from ex-Navy engineer, wife in nuclear submarine espionage case

BALTIMORE — A federal judge rejected Tuesday the government’s proposed prison sentences, saying they were too lenient, for former Annapolis-based Navy engineer Jonathan Toebbe and his wife, six months after they pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to sell classified nuclear submarine secrets to a foreign government.

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Reason

Religious Schools Needn't Follow New Title IX Gender Guidance To Stay in School Lunch Program

Plus: The Espionage Act is still bad, six more states could legalize recreational marijuana, and more...

Al Jazeera

Espionage, affidavits, passports: What’s new in US probe of Trump

FBI raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate has kicked off a political maelstrom and raised questions over the 2024 election.

Reuters

Iran says Swedish citizen detained for espionage might face other charges

A Swedish citizen detained in Iran on suspicion of espionage might face other charges, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Masoud Setayeshi said on Tuesday in a televised news conference.

Salon

Trump, secret docs and the Espionage Act

Law professors detail crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken

Reason

Sen. Rand Paul Proposes Dumping Entire Espionage Act

The law has been abused to prosecute citizens for reasons other than spying. But there are better examples than Trump to highlight problems.

The Conversation

You don't have to be a spy to violate the Espionage Act – and other crucial facts about the law Trump may have broken

The federal court-authorized search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate has brought renewed attention to the obscure but infamous law known as the Espionage Act of 1917. A section of the law was listed as one of three potential violations under Justice Department investigation.

WEKU

Sen. Rand Paul wants to repeal the Espionage Act amid the Mar-a-Lago investigation

This is the first time in U.S. history a former president has been investigated for possibly violating the 1917 law. But it's not the first time the Espionage Act has been under scrutiny, experts say.

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