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In reply to the discussion: Rosie O'Donnell bringing busload of Broadway to the WH Protest tonight! [View all]BumRushDaShow
(170,116 posts)21. Apparently talking about the former intelligence contractor "Reality Winner"
Reality Winner, N.S.A. Contractor Accused in Leak, Pleads Guilty
By Charlie Savage and Alan Blinder
June 26, 2018
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Ms. Winner, who is now 26, has been jailed since her arrest and wore an orange prison jumpsuit and white sneakers to the hearing. Her decision to plead guilty to one felony count allows the government both to avoid a complex trial that had been scheduled for October and to notch a victory in the Trump administrations aggressive pursuit of leakers.
All of my actions I did willfully, meaning I did so of my own free will, Ms. Winner told Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on Tuesday. Throughout the hearing, Ms. Winner kept her hands behind her back while she answered questions about whether she understood the terms of the plea deal.
Ms. Winner, who was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 2016, was working as a contractor for the National Security Agency when she obtained a copy of a report that described hacks by a Russian intelligence service against local election officials and a company that sold software related to voter registration.
The Intercept, an online news outlet that a prosecutor said Ms. Winner admired, published a copy of the top secret report shortly before Ms. Winners arrest was made public. The report described two cyberattacks by Russias military intelligence unit, the G.R.U. one in August against a company that sells voter-registration-related software and another, a few days before the election, against 122 local election officials.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/reality-winner-nsa-leak-guilty-plea.html
By Charlie Savage and Alan Blinder
June 26, 2018
<...>
Ms. Winner, who is now 26, has been jailed since her arrest and wore an orange prison jumpsuit and white sneakers to the hearing. Her decision to plead guilty to one felony count allows the government both to avoid a complex trial that had been scheduled for October and to notch a victory in the Trump administrations aggressive pursuit of leakers.
All of my actions I did willfully, meaning I did so of my own free will, Ms. Winner told Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on Tuesday. Throughout the hearing, Ms. Winner kept her hands behind her back while she answered questions about whether she understood the terms of the plea deal.
Ms. Winner, who was honorably discharged from the Air Force in 2016, was working as a contractor for the National Security Agency when she obtained a copy of a report that described hacks by a Russian intelligence service against local election officials and a company that sold software related to voter registration.
The Intercept, an online news outlet that a prosecutor said Ms. Winner admired, published a copy of the top secret report shortly before Ms. Winners arrest was made public. The report described two cyberattacks by Russias military intelligence unit, the G.R.U. one in August against a company that sells voter-registration-related software and another, a few days before the election, against 122 local election officials.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/us/reality-winner-nsa-leak-guilty-plea.html
Rosie has been donating to her cause - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4584928/Rosie-O-Donnell-donates-1k-Reality-Winner.html
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Rosie O'Donnell bringing busload of Broadway to the WH Protest tonight! [View all]
hlthe2b
Aug 2018
OP
LOL, Rosie, just stand in front of them at the WH and wag your arms like you're the conductor....
Brother Buzz
Aug 2018
#4
The best thing is that Ari quickly realized he was NOT going to be able to soften her
hlthe2b
Aug 2018
#17
Thank you. Now I recall hearing about this some time ago. MSM has been quiet about it since.
triron
Aug 2018
#23
Apparently talking about the former intelligence contractor "Reality Winner"
BumRushDaShow
Aug 2018
#21