Since Day One, President Donald Trump’s administration has been plagued with leaks from anti-Trump officials to members of the media, which prompted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to announce in August 2017 that he would lead a crackdown on administration leaks and any leakers caught would suffer the consequences for their actions.
That crackdown has led to a handful of arrests, and now one of those arrested for leaking — former FBI agent Terry Albury — just received a four-year prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to providing classified information to reporters.
According to the Washington Examiner, Albury was said to have provided classified documents — including a guide on recruiting informants and the rules for the seizure of journalist records — to left-leaning media outlet The Intercept. Those leaks reportedly occurred between Feb. 2016 and Aug. 2017.
A warning to would-be leakers
“We are conducting perhaps the most aggressive campaign against leaks in Department history,” said Sessions in a statement on Thursday. “Crimes like the one committed by the defendant in this case will not be tolerated — they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and punished.”
“Today’s sentence should be a warning to every would-be leaker in the federal government that if they disclose classified information, they will pay a high price,” the attorney general added.
FBI Director Christopher Wray agreed, stating, “His sentencing today demonstrates those who violate the law by disclosing classified information will be held responsible for their reckless and illegal actions.”
Multiple arrests for leaking
Albury was the second leaker from the Trump administration to be sentenced to a term in prison for unauthorized disclosure of classified materials to the media, joining ex-National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner, who received a sentence of five years in prison after she leaked classified documents pertaining to Russian government efforts to hack American election systems.
Albury and Winner likely won’t be the only leakers to serve time for their crimes, as at least five officials have been arrested for criminal leaking, the latest being Treasury Department staffer Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards. Edwards is accused of leaking classified bank records and suspicious activity reports to liberal media outlet Buzzfeed.
Another of those arrested for leaking was former Senate Intelligence Committee staffer and security director James Wolfe, who was alleged to have shared classified committee documents with reporters, though he was never officially charged with leaking. Wolfe pleaded guilty on Monday to lying to the FBI about his contact with reporters.
Not included in the number of those arrested for leaking — but certainly not out of the woods yet — are fired FBI Director James Comey and fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, both of whom are alleged to have leaked confidential and classified materials to members of the media for self-serving purposes.
[show_poll poll_id=943]
As Attorney General Sessions noted, Albury’s arrest and sentencing should serve as a warning to others in the administration who might be inclined to leak information to the media.
Such leaking is not being tolerated by the Trump administration, and when found, leakers are being held accountable for their illegal actions. Hopefully, this warning was heard loud and clear.
660 Responses
Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your weblog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!
Somebody essentially help to make seriously posts I would state. This is the first time I frequented your web page and thus far? I amazed with the research you made to make this particular publish amazing. Wonderful job!
vedonlyöntibonukset
I haven’t checked in here for a while since I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are good quality so I guess I’ll add you back to my daily bloglist. You deserve it my friend 🙂
I’ve been absent for a while, but now I remember why I used to love this website. Thanks, I will try and check back more frequently. How frequently you update your web site?
With havin so much content do you ever run into any issues of plagorism or copyright infringement? My blog has a lot of completely unique content I’ve either written myself or outsourced but it seems a lot of it is popping it up all over the web without my agreement. Do you know any methods to help prevent content from being ripped off? I’d definitely appreciate it.
Howdy just wanted to give you a quick heads up. The text in your content seem to be running off the screen in Firefox. I’m not sure if this is a format issue or something to do with internet browser compatibility but I figured I’d post to let you know. The style and design look great though! Hope you get the problem resolved soon. Cheers
Hello. excellent job. I did not anticipate this. This is a splendid story. Thanks!
444523 844590Many thanks for this specific information I was basically browsing all Search engines to discover it! 664497
Good information. Lucky me I found your site by chance (stumbleupon). I’ve saved as a favorite for later!
But a smiling visitor here to share the love (:, btw outstanding style and design. “Justice is always violent to the party offending, for every man is innocent in his own eyes.” by Daniel Defoe.
I’m still learning from you, as I’m improving myself. I certainly enjoy reading all that is written on your blog.Keep the stories coming. I loved it!
Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really well written article. I will be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful information. Thanks for the post. I will definitely comeback.
I mastered more new stuff on this fat loss issue. 1 issue is that good nutrition is tremendously vital any time dieting. A big reduction in junk food, sugary food, fried foods, sweet foods, red meat, and white-colored flour products could be necessary. Possessing wastes harmful bacteria, and toxins may prevent desired goals for shedding fat. While a number of drugs temporarily solve the condition, the bad side effects aren’t worth it, plus they never supply more than a short-term solution. It is a known fact that 95 of diet plans fail. Thanks for sharing your opinions on this website.
Hello my family member! I wish to say that this article is amazing, great written and include almost all vital infos. I would like to see extra posts like this.
Shopify gadget store
An impressive share! I’ve just forwarded this onto a co-worker who was conducting a little homework on this. And he in fact bought me breakfast due to the fact that I discovered it for him… lol. So let me reword this…. Thanks for the meal!! But yeah, thanx for spending the time to discuss this issue here on your blog.
Right here is the perfect blog for everyone who really wants to understand this topic. You understand so much its almost hard to argue with you (not that I personally will need to…HaHa). You certainly put a new spin on a topic which has been written about for years. Excellent stuff, just wonderful!
I’m impressed, I must say. Rarely do I encounter a blog that’s both educative and amusing, and without a doubt, you’ve hit the nail on the head. The problem is an issue that not enough people are speaking intelligently about. Now i’m very happy I came across this during my search for something relating to this.
Good write-up, I’m normal visitor of one’s site, maintain up the excellent operate, and It is going to be a regular visitor for a long time.
I was able to find good advice from your blog articles.
Hello there, You have done an incredible job. I will definitely digg it and personally suggest to my friends. I am confident they’ll be benefited from this site.
Heya i’m for the first time here. I came across this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out much. I hope to give something back and aid others like you aided me.
After checking out a number of the blog posts on your website, I truly like your way of writing a blog. I saved it to my bookmark site list and will be checking back soon. Please visit my website as well and let me know how you feel.
I carry on listening to the news bulletin lecture about getting free online grant applications so I have been looking around for the top site to get one. Could you tell me please, where could i find some?
Greetings! Very useful advice in this particular article! It’s the little changes which will make the largest changes. Thanks a lot for sharing!
I love it when people get together and share ideas. Great website, keep it up!
792561 799109 Spot on with this write-up, I truly believe this site needs significantly a lot more consideration. Ill probably be again to read significantly far more, thanks for that information. 914478
Spot on with this write-up, I absolutely believe that this amazing site needs a great deal more attention. I’ll probably be returning to see more, thanks for the info!
I’ve read several good stuff here. Definitely value bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much attempt you set to create this kind of excellent informative web site.
I have read a few good stuff here. Certainly worth bookmarking for revisiting. I wonder how much effort you put to make such a excellent informative site.
Utterly written content , thanks for selective information .
Excellent article! We are linking to this great article on our website. Keep up the great writing.
I’m not sure why but this website is loading extremely slow for me. Is anyone else having this issue or is it a problem on my end? I’ll check back later and see if the problem still exists.
I have seen a lot of useful things on your web site about desktops. However, I have the thoughts and opinions that lap tops are still not quite powerful sufficiently to be a good selection if you generally do tasks that require loads of power, for instance video touch-ups. But for world wide web surfing, word processing, and the majority of other typical computer functions they are just great, provided you cannot mind the small screen size. Thanks for sharing your notions.
This site really has all the info I needed concerning this subject and didn’t know who to ask.
Hi my loved one! I want to say that this article is amazing, great written and come with approximately all vital infos. I would like to look extra posts like this .
Simple & Powerful Uploadea is Amazingly easy to Use where to Store Your Data & Save Your Countless Time
Very good information. Lucky me I came across your site by accident (stumbleupon). I’ve saved as a favorite for later!
Thanks for all your valuable labor on this web site. My mom takes pleasure in making time for internet research and it’s really easy to see why. My spouse and i notice all regarding the lively form you convey reliable things through this web site and therefore welcome participation from other individuals on the subject matter plus our own child is without question studying a lot. Take pleasure in the remaining portion of the new year. You are performing a superb job.