Claim 220

U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said Kiriakou endangered a covert officer and exposed vital secrets.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: U.S. Attorney Neil MacBride said Kiriakou endangered a covert officer and exposed vital secrets.
Field: stated_justification
Value: MacBride on the danger of Kiriakou's disclosure
About: incident 2012-us-john-kiriakou-espionage-act-cia-torture-source
Source: Former CIA Officer Gets 30 Months in Prison for Leak
Publisher: ABC News
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2013-01-25

Quotation from the source

John Kiriakou put the life of a covert officer at risk; he put the officer's family in danger; and he exposed our nation's vital secrets.