The parallel, high-profile court cases are putting a spotlight on the differing applications of the Espionage Act, a century-old law intended to prosecute individuals who jeopardize national security
hile Donald Trump’s allies have been condemning a “two-tiered system of justice,” alleging that his indictment for mishandling classified documents is the result of political targeting, a better test case has been playing out in a federal courthouse in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Evidence presented by federal prosecutors in both cases revealed that the two men were showing off their access to classified intelligence in part to brag about it: Trump to friends and visitors, Teixeira to members of a Discord group largely composed of teenagers. In both cases, prosecutors have presented evidence that the defendants knew what they were doing was illegal. And prosecutors say that both Trump and Teixeira attempted to cover their tracks.
“Jack will now have his day in court,” his family said in a statement on Wednesday. “And as we move through this process, we are hopeful that Jack will be getting the fair and just treatment he deserves.” Teixeira “made clear his understanding of the unlawfulness of his disclosures, adding that ‘none of this is public information,'” prosecutors wrote. “His own posts make clear that he simply did not care what his government or his superiors told him he could or could not share, and the government submits that he would not give any more weight to whatever conditions the court imposes.”
“I’d be very surprised if he isn’t charged with obstruction,” says Siegmann. “He destroyed evidence.”
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