NSA Leaker Told FBI That She Was Triggered By Fox News Being On At Her Workplace
Chuck Ross, Contributer
The Daily Caller New Foundation
September 27th, 2017
The National Security Agency contractor who leaked a top secret report about Russian activities during the election told FBI agents that she was upset with her employer because Fox News was played on TVs at her office.
Ive filed formal complaints about them having Fox News on, you know? Reality Winner, the contractor, told FBI agents during a June 3 interview at her home in Augusta, Ga. Uh, just at least, for Gods sake, put Al Jazeera on, or a slideshow with peoples pets. Ive tried everything to get that changed.
Federal prosecutors disclosed the interview transcript in a court filing on Wednesday. Politico first reported details of the document.
Federal prosecutors have charged Winner with mishandling classified information for leaking a top secret report that laid out evidence that Russian hackers had targeted U.S. voter registration databases. Winner, who faces at least nine years in prison if convicted, printed the document from her NSA office at Fort Gordon and then sent it to reporters at The Intercept.
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