Reality Winner pleads guilty to leaking classified information

Published June 26, 2018 4:16pm ET



Former Air Force linguist Reality Winner pleaded guilty on Tuesday to leaking a classified report about Russian interference in the 2016 election with the media.

Winner was arrested last June, and was the first person prosecuted by the Trump administration for leaking classified information. Her guilty plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors that calls for a sentence of five years and three months, the New York Times reported.

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