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...date, nobody knows who told CBS News. The effect, however, was that the Justice Department looked like it was bullying Gray. Gray immediately denied all wrongdoing, and Thornburgh had to explain publicly Gray's peripheral role in the investigation...
...Thornburgh should be concerned that leaks can ruin ongoing investigations. But to threaten criminal charges is like trying to solve dandruff with decapitation. That Thornburgh is so willing to threaten strident criminal punishments raises serious doubts about his intentions. There are, after all, intradepartmental punishments which can be used against overzealous leakers...
...true motivation behind this policy is to create a "Justice Department According to Richard Thornburgh...
...insidious effects of Thornburgh's reading of the property law outweigh its benefits. The reason former Attornies General never interpreted the property statute to include leakers is because they did not want it to be used against whistleblowers...
More likely than not, the new policy will never result in criminal charges. Thornburgh is probably just using the statute to deter loud-mouthers form getting too friendly with the press...