# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2013-obama-doj-charges-eight-under-espionage-act)
- Source: Six Americans Obama and Holder charged under the Espionage Act. https://www.pogo.org/analyses/six-americans-obama-and-holder-charged-under-espionage-act-and-one-bonus-whistleblower
- 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.

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