(https://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/WW1_reds.shtml)An opinion piece by Jameel Jaffer published in Politico analyzing the character of the 1917 Espionage Act notes the following: “The Espionage Act is wildly overbroad. )” (https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/08/17/the-espionage-act-has-a-dark-history-prosecuting-trump-would-be-legit-00052376)Since the advent of WWI, there have been attempted and successful prosecutions of people under the Espionage Act. Even during the Trump presidency several people were prosecuted under the Espionage Act and sentenced to terms in prison. The Intercept report says: “Now, Trump has found himself on the other end of an Espionage Act investigation. Whether Trump is prosecuted under the Espionage Act or some other federal law, will not determine the outcome of the situation involving Russia and Ukraine.

Source: Ethiopian News September 13, 2022 22:36 UTC