Episode 1041 • • 2:01:38 - 2:05:15
1041: Hairy Mary
Senate Intelligence Committee Leak, Journalist Wiretapping
A Senate Intelligence Committee aide was arrested for lying to the FBI about his relationship with a journalist to whom he allegedly leaked classified information. The DOJ's seizure of the journalist's phone and email records has sparked a debate about the wiretapping of reporters. The case highlights the "loosey-goosey" nature of surveillance laws regarding whistleblowers and the press.