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Extremely concerned about the widespread illegal leaks that you just referenced in your testimony. just for the record, though, i want to get this on the record. does the unauthorized disclosure of classified information to the press violate a section of the espionage act that criminalizes improperly accessing, handling, or transmitting national defense information? >> yes. >> would an unauthorized disclosure of fisa derived information to the press violate 18 usc 798, a section of the espionage act that criminalizes disclosure of information concerning the communication of intelligence activi...

So what can be worded differently so liberals and the courts cannot stop it? joining us now from the american center for law and justice, jay sekulow. lightning round to get facts on the table. the the big story, you agree wie me, the intelligence community has been politicized among some. what they did in leaking this was illegal, correct? >> absolutely illegal, almost becomes a soft crew in a sense. a felony. >> sean: that would be the espionage act, 18 u.s. code 798. the other thing is, so we know our intelligence agencies, they were doing their job and monitoring the russian ambassador. th...

Courts cannot stop it? joining us now from the american center for law and justice, jay sekulow. all right, lightning round quick to get facts on the table. the big story, you agree with me, the intelligence community has been politicized among some. what they did in leaking this was illegal, correct? >> absolutely illegal. almost becomes a soft coup in a sense, it violates federal law, a felony. >> sean: that would be the espionage act, 18 u.s. code 798. >> correct. unauthorized dissemination of information. >> sean: the other thing is we know our intelligence agencies, they were doing their ...

Immigration early next week. so what can be worded differently so liberals and the courts cannot stop it? joining us now from the american center for law and justice, jay sekulow. lightning round to get facts on the table. the the big story, you agree wie me, the intelligence community has been politicized among some. what they did in leaking this was illegal, correct? >> absolutely illegal, almost becomes a soft crew in a sense. a felony. >> sean: that would be the espionage act, 18 u.s. code 798. the other thing is, so we know our intelligence agencies, they were doing their job and monitori...

The intelligence leaks that are going on here. how it would violate the espionage act, 18 u.s. code 798 which we will get into in more detail. tell me what is going on with these intelligence leaks which we know are illegal and is at the bigger story? >> it is now clear from published information that people who had authorized access to signaled intelligence under the espionage act, cryptographic intelligence, telephone intercepts, wiretaps, have given that information in violation of the law to news organizations and other parties who are not authorized to receive them. those disclosures by p...