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Jason Smith: “If that person then passes it to a foreign government intentionally knowing that the foreign government is interested in…”

On the recordMay 11, 2010
If that person then passes it to a foreign government intentionally knowing that the foreign government is interested in it, then I think that, too, should be a crime.
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Jason Smith
Republican · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Smith states that passing classified info to foreign entities should be criminal.

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