# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2012-us-john-kiriakou-espionage-act-cia-torture-source)
- Source: Former CIA Officer Gets 30 Months in Prison for Leak. https://abcnews.com/Blotter/john-kiriakou-30-months/story?id=18314999
- 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.

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