CNN's Brian Stelter unclear on the comment.

[George K]

[Horace]

It is a stretch to believe Stelter knows something at that level of detail.

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K Not sure I understand. My reading is that both the two people above agree that it could be illegal and if it was, the people who did it should be investigated. What do I miss?

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in CNN's Brian Stelter unclear on the comment.:

My reading is that both the two people above agree that it could be illegal and if it was, the people who did it should be investigated.

IIRC, we talked about "illegal leaks" years ago. My recollection is that the person who reports the illegal leak has no legal jeopardy. However, the person who did the leaking is at risk.

From that interpretation, the NYT is not at risk, but the leaker has significant legal exposure.

I wonder if the NYT has any legal exposure for not reporting a crime.

[Axtremus]

@George-K said in CNN's Brian Stelter unclear on the comment.:

I wonder if the NYT has any legal exposure for not reporting a crime.

Depends on state law, depends on the type of "crime":
https://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/failure-to-report-a-crime.html

[Kincaid]

I suggest the DOJ follow Obama's example and doggedly investigate and prosecute the leakers. I am quite sure there is a reporting at the NYT dying to go to jail for contempt when they try to protect their sources.