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2023-06-07 22:47:40 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BE5B3F568E83ED42CBB887EEE2B14FF72D302F3D25E20B196DBE0CDBDB84BCE3
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This is incorrect. He is NOT being charged with espionage. He is being charged with "violating a portion of the US criminal code known as Section 793, which prohibits “gathering, transmitting or losing” any “information respecting the national defence”. It's in your article https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-indictment-espionage-prosecution-charges-b2353397.html
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