Espionage Act: Washington Post questions charges against former government employee
Justice Department prosecutors are trying Thomas Drake, a former employee of the National Security Agency, for violation of the Espionage Act after Drake talked to a Baltimore Sun reporter about a program he thought was wasting billions of taxpayer dollars. A Washington Post editorial argues that the indictment and proposed punishment are not proportionate to the alleged crime. -db From a Washington Post editorial, June 5, 2011.