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In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights

In Push To Dismiss Lawsuit, CIA Says Americans Who Visited Assange Had No Privacy Rights

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter. To support journalism on whistleblowers and related press freedom issues, become a subscriber. The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo contend that attorneys and journalists, who visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, had no “legitimate expectation of privacy”

Justice Department Fights Lawsuit Over Secret JFK Files

Justice Department Fights Lawsuit Over Secret JFK Files

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us publish more independent journalism. The United States Justice Department (DOJ) will fight a lawsuit intended to force President Joe Biden and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to release records

Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying On Assange Visitors Will Be Revised

Lawsuit Against Alleged CIA Spying On Assange Visitors Will Be Revised

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. As the Belmarsh Tribunal gathered in Washington, DC, to make the case for freeing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, there was a development in the lawsuit against the

Ana Montes: Closer To A Whistleblower Than A Dangerous Spy

Ana Montes: Closer To A Whistleblower Than A Dangerous Spy

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. “Ana Montes is probably the most dangerous spy that most folks have never heard of,” journalist Jim Popkin declared during an interview for “Washington Post Live” on

CIA Pushes For Dismissal Of Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying On Assange Visitors

CIA Pushes For Dismissal Of Lawsuit Against Alleged Spying On Assange Visitors

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become a monthly paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. The Central Intelligence Agency and former CIA director Mike Pompeo notified a federal court in New York that they intend to push for the dismissal of a

Former CIA Director Says Prosecute Trump Like Snowden

Former CIA Director Says Prosecute Trump Like Snowden

This article was funded by paid subscribers of The Dissenter Newsletter. Become an annual paid subscriber to help us continue our independent journalism. Former CIA director Leon Panetta contends that former President Donald Trump should be “held accountable” and charged with violating the Espionage Act like NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Judge Assigned To Lawsuit Alleging CIA Spied On Assange Visitors Previously Upheld WikiLeaks' Right To Publish

Judge Assigned To Lawsuit Alleging CIA Spied On Assange Visitors Previously Upheld WikiLeaks' Right To Publish

Judge John Koeltl, a federal judge in the Southern District of New York, was assigned to a lawsuit filed on behalf of journalists and attorneys, who claim the CIA and former CIA director Mike Pompeo spied on them when they visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Attorney Richard Roth, who is