The Justice Department has decided not to charge Assange for his role in exposing some of the CIA’s most secret spying tools, according to a U.S. official.
The decision means that Assange will not face punishment for publishing one of the CIA’s most potent arsenals of digital code used to hack devices, dubbed Vault 7. The leak one of the most devastating in CIA history not only essentially rendered those tools useless for the CIA, it gave foreign spies and rogue hackers access to them.
Broaching such a classified subject in court risks exposing even more CIA secrets. The CIA has never officially confirmed the authenticity of the leaked documents, even though analysts widely believe them to be authentic.
Do we need transparency here or just leave things where they are? Just a thought.
Broaching such a classified subject in court risks exposing even more CIA secrets. The CIA has never officially confirmed the authenticity of the leaked documents, even though analysts widely believe them to be authentic.
Do we need transparency here or just leave things where they are? Just a thought.
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