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Originally posted by taxwonk
It's a First Amendment issue. Technically, Novak didn't disclose the agent's identity; he merely reported information disclosed to him. The more interesting issue for me is whether or not Novak can be charged with misprision of a felony for not revealing his source, or if the First Amendment extends protection to him for not revealing a source even when he knows the source has endangered the life of another in the commission of a felony.
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So, if one of my many CIA buddies discloses that X person is a covert agent, and I put it in my blog, I have not committed a felony but have only done the misprision of a felony? Cool.
