A book by presidential author Bob Woodward and an anonymous New York Times op-ed article, Trump has said, are fiction and lies. But the Espionage Act and other federal laws do criminalize unauthorized disclosures about certain national security information, such as surveillance methods. "Jeff should be investigating who the author of that piece was because I really believe it's national security," the president said. Asked if he would take any action against the Times, Trump said, "We're going to see, I'm looking at that right now." In June under the Trump administration, Reality Winner, 26, pleaded guilty to a single count of transmitting national security information.

Source: Economic Times September 07, 2018 21:00 UTC