“Obama’s Justice Department indicted eight journalistic sources under the Espionage Act, more than all U.S. presidents before him combined,” The Intercept reported in 2019.

The Espionage Act specifies that violators could face a fine of up to $10,000 or up to 10 years in prison, or both.

The Espionage Act is an ideal weapon for Trump’s retribution toolkit. In one of the ultimate dark ironies of this era, Trump himself has been charged under this law and knows its blunt force at ...

One of the ways Trump has discussed cracking down on leakers and the press is by wielding the Espionage Act, a 1917 law criminalizing the dissemination of sensitive information that could harm U.S ...

Trump is specifically charged with 31 violations of Section 793 (e) of the Espionage Act. That section makes it illegal for anyone who has "unauthorized possession of, access to, or control over ...