Hours after the Intercept's report — https://theintercept.com/2017/06/05/top-secret-nsa-report-details-russian-hacking-effort-days-before-2016-election/ … — DOJ announces charges: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-government-contractor-georgia-charged-removing-and-mailing-classified-materials-news … 1/2
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Chris Geidner Retweeted NBC News
NBC News already announced that a source said they are connected:https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/871846276337463296 …
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Per search warrant request, Winner had been in the US Air Force before working for the fed contractor.https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/a-federal-government-contractor-has-been-charged-with?utm_term=.aepkWK8AOw#.flPOg27VpE …
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Confirmed: A Federal Government Contractor Has Been Charged With Leaking To The Intercept https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/a-federal-government-contractor-has-been-charged-with?utm_term=.wmA9JEnVdo … w/
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Wow. A different fed contractor who The Intercept reached out to to confirm the documents contacted the gov't on 6/1.pic.twitter.com/OMIWhPX5g9
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The Intercept told the second contractor where the documents had come from and sent a picture of them to the second contractor.
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JUST IN: Winner's lawyer tells
@BuzzFeedNews she will remain in custody at least until a Thursday detention hearing.https://www.buzzfeed.com/stevenperlberg/a-federal-government-contractor-has-been-charged-with?utm_term=.ikjoq6Ym3K#.nnmvLXqQ7j …6 replies 67 retweets 56 likes -
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Chris Geidner Retweeted Katherine Miller
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bet she was paid by the Intercept.
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No, I don't think so, based on the information provided. She mailed the document anonymously, it appears from the information known so far.
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Speculating here - but new NSA contractor, young, impressionable...maybe coaxed into this by someone else - maybe another contractor
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