Biden Should End Espionage Act Prosecutions of Whistleblowers and Journalists

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Biden Should End Espionage Act Prosecutions of Whistleblowers and Journalists

Before Donald Trump began his run for president, there was a war against journalism in the United States. President George W. Bush used the Espionage Act and sought to jail reporters who refused to give up their sources, not to mention killing journalists in war zones. When President Barack Obama, a constitutional law scholar, came to power, he did so claiming that he and Joe Biden would represent the most transparent administration in history. …