It's interesting they don't think they can get him for leaking classified information. To me that seems like the biggest issue--I mean sure, it's bad he made money on it, but it would have been really bad if he'd gotten someone killed by blabbing to the internet.

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notepad0x90 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

did he leak the information, or just speculate on it? is it leaking classified info when pentagon officials order lots of pizza and thus inform the world that a military operation is being planned?

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selcuka an hour ago | parent [-]

"A military operation is being planned" is very different from "Maduro will be kidnapped in the next x hours". One can safely assume that Pentagon is always planning a military operation.

	▲	jcgrillo 10 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, it seems in this case an adversary who was paying attention could have learned something very, very valuable.

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enoint 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If that happened, could they retroactively classify it?

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jcgrillo 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Maybe I'm making an incorrect assumption, but I assumed the information was already classified. He was betting on an outcome of a planned military operation based on his knowledge of those plans. My assumption is that information is super closely guarded, and likely classified at a high level. Telegraphing your invasion plans is generally not something you do unless you want disaster, right?

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enoint 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yeah the DoJ proclaims,

“Our Office will continue to hold accountable those who misuse confidential or classified information in a way that undermines and exploits our national security.”

But isn’t wire fraud harder to prove than leaking classified facts?

	▲	jcgrillo 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It seems strange, but that must be why I'm not a lawyer :p

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testing22321 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

You’re just seeing, clearly, the priorities of the US.

Is it helping sick citizens? No. Is it feeding the hungry? No. Free education, housing the un housed or protecting the environment? No, no , no.

To be perfectly clear, it’s not giving vets the benefits they deserve or keeping soldiers safe either.

Money. The priority is money.

Getting it. And making sure those that don’t have it don’t get it.

	▲	jaredwiener an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The government is very big. They can have multiple priorities. The Dept of Justice does not provide medical care, education, or anything else you listed -- they prosecute crimes. And using classified military plans for personal gain while potentially putting fellow soldiers at risk seems like a crime that is worth prosecuting.