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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
The one that makes it illegal to out CIA operatives.
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It is not as simple as that, when you look at the statute. There is temporal element (I think the outee must have been working undercover during the prior 5 years) and there is an knowledge element. Based on what we knew when this was originally argued here, it is an uphill battle for those going after the leaker from a legal standpoint. That's not to say they won't try and it's not to say that they won't bog down DC for the next 3 years, but ultimately, I'd be surprised if there's a conviction.
