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NSA leaker Reality Winner got 5 years in prison — which seems about right

By Becket Adams
Published August 23, 2018 9:10pm ET
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NSA leaker Reality Winner got 5 years in prison — which seems about right
Reality Winner arrives at a courthouse in Augusta, Ga. | (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

A judge sentenced former National Security Agency contractor Reality Winner to 63 months in prison Thursday for leaking classified information to media.

The sentence is not that surprising, though some in media and politics would disagree. MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, for example, appeared shocked by the severity of the ruling.

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