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user-inactivated · 4517 days ago · link · · parent · post: Obama DOJ formally accuses journalist in leak case of committing crimes
Under US law, it is not illegal to publish classified information.
However, if you refuse to give up your source when brought before a federal judge you are committing a crime. Not all that relevant; just wanted to note the extreme prescience of The West Wing.