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So as a national security lawyer, do you see any laws broken? >> well, there's certainly some difficulties with the foreign agents registration act which basically requires anybody -- regardless of whether they're a lawyer or a lobbyist or a media outlet or even a professor -- to register with the attorney general and identify the fact that they're taking money from a foreign government and advocating on behalf of a foreign government. eric: but is that small potatoes compared to, you know, collusion are or espionage or the allegations that we've heard like selling out your country? >> you kno...

The current administration, the department of justice and u.s. government don't think that he any longer is protected by the first amendment. >> so what kind of charges could be filed? >> well, there could be an espionage charge. there could be a possession of stolen property. remember, he released tons of -- he was part of the release of tons of information of classified information that went overseas. that went into the hands of not only news organizations but foreign countries, countries that want to so-called harm us. also, they are arguing national security. that is one of the charges. ce...

Here. catherine is live in washington, d.c. and how did things play out with former cia director petraeus? >> the damage was discreet, lim limited and measurable because he and his girl-friend had security clearance and there was no evidence the information shared went beyond the two. the damage may in fact be unknowable in ms. clinton's case because the server and three thumb drives were not secure and ms. clinton was using an ipad not certified for safe for use. sending data on an unsecured network may be an espionage

Sure yet. >> reporter: this is the first message to family and friends since he was detained. south korea's demanding immediate release of the college student and of that two other south koreans who gave exclusive interviews to cnn. they're being held by the north koreans on espionage charge allegations south korea calls baseless. ju remains under investigation but is hopeful his arrest will bring about some good. >> i hope that i will be able to tell the world how an ordinary college student entered the dpr -- the dprk illegally. however, with the generous treatment of the dprk that i will be...

To ten charges. that isn't in dispute either. in dispute was motive. bradley manning was charged under the espionage act. the most serious charge against him was aiding the enemy. for that, he could have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. today the judge of the bradley manning trial after deliberating for about 16 hours over the course of 3 days found him not guilty of that charge. not guilty of aiding the enemy. on an espionage charge related to a video prosecutors say he leaked in 2009, which manning denied, she also found him not guilty. but on all other charges, five...