(Reuters)The case against Reality Leigh Winner isn't so much about her alleged leak of a classified document as it is about deterring future leaks. "We're going to find the leakers," Trump said in February. [Contractor charged in NSA document leak case]In charging Winner under the Espionage Act, the Justice Department did not specify what or to whom she leaked. The indictment followed a two-year investigation and sent a message that even a top White House official could be held accountable for a leak. Leakers gonna leak.

Source: Washington Post June 06, 2017 15:22 UTC