Civics: Obama Policies And The First Amendment

Spencer Hsu:

First Amendment and whistleblower groups said the Obama administration was continuing a crackdown on disclosures of sensitive details that saw more than twice as many prosecutions for leaking than during the tenure of all of his predecessors combined.

Other observers who work with government technical experts saw the felony prosecution of Cartwright — once known as Obama’s “favorite general” — as a rebuttal to critics who accused the administration of going easy on politically influential officials.

Those critics cited the 2015 misdemeanor plea deal for ex-CIA director and retired Army general David H. Petraeus who admitted mishandling classified information in materials he shared with his former mistress and biographer.