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by Clubber 1007 days ago
The Obama administration, which is the parent of the current administration was irrationally punitive towards whistleblowers, according to the ACLU.

By my count, the Obama administration has secured 526 months of prison time for national security leakers, versus only 24 months total jail time for everyone else since the American Revolution.

https://www.aclu.org/news/free-speech/leak-prosecutions-obam...