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Though the nearly four-year sentence fell short of the maximum sentence of 11 years sought by federal prosecutors, the conviction marked another victory for the U.S. government in an ongoing crackdown on national security leaks that has spanned multiple administrations. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted July 27, 2021 Hibernated

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“I am here because I stole something that was never mine to take — precious human life,” Hale said. “I couldn’t keep living in a world in which people pretend that things weren’t happening that were. Please, your honor, forgive me for taking papers instead of human lives.” — PolitiTweet.org

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In their sentencing filing, Hale’s defense lawyers said that he had “felt extraordinary guilt for having been complicit in what he viewed as unjustifiable killings” through his involvement in the drone program and argued his disclosures were compelled by a sense of moral duty. — PolitiTweet.org

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