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		gpm 16 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US special forces soldier arrested after allegedly... It's rather obviously illegal to leak classified intel by taking public actions based off of it... that's practically the meaning of the word "classified".

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georgemcbay 15 hours ago [–]

It is illegal to leak classified intel if you're just an average person.

If you're the Trump hand-picked Secretary of the War Department then it is not illegal and will never be punished.

Always remember which tier of justice you are on prior to committing a crime!

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