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Claim 66

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.