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The Department of Justice under Obama pursued more Espionage Act leak prosecutions than all prior administrations combined, a pattern later assessments compare later administrations against.

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

Statement: The Department of Justice under Obama pursued more Espionage Act leak prosecutions than all prior administrations combined, a pattern later assessments compare later administrations against.
Field: status
Value: Historical precedent
About: incident 2013-obama-doj-charges-eight-under-espionage-act
Source: Six Americans Obama and Holder charged under the Espionage Act
Publisher: Project On Government Oversight
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

The Department of Justice under Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder has used it more than all prior administrations combined.