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2016 Postmortem

LoverOfLiberty

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7. Certainly it depends on jurisdiction

Reply to Recursion (Reply #6)

Sun Aug 7, 2016, 12:37 PM

Aug 2016

but I believe that if you receive what you know to be classified information and you disseminate it improperly, you can be charged with a crime, whether you were actually cleared to receive that classified information or not.

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Shouldn't it be a crime for Russia/Wikileaks to use altered documents to influence [View all] Tal Vez Aug 2016 OP

It's a matter of jurisdiction. MineralMan Aug 2016 #1

Yes, I see your point. But, doesn't some of this activity take place in the United States? Tal Vez Aug 2016 #2

It is espionage. Demsrule86 Aug 2016 #3

I hate to think that Trump could be that stupid, but I suspect that you're right. Tal Vez Aug 2016 #4

Isn't it a crime to hack into a computer? LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #5

Yes to the first question; the second one is more complicated Recursion Aug 2016 #6

Certainly it depends on jurisdiction LoverOfLiberty Aug 2016 #7

Truth question. Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #8