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On the recordMay 11, 2010
It seems to me, with that clarification--and I really appreciate that--that with that further requirement, it is hard to justify a good-motive leak when, in order to prosecute such a case, you would have to establish that he knew that he was potentially harming the national defense of the United States.
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Jon Kyl
Republican · Arizona

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Kyl argues that proving intent to harm national defense complicates justifying leaks for good motives.

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