Prof. Kirtley Discusses Proposed Bill to Punish Disclosures of National Intelligence Information

Professor Jane Kirtley was quoted in a Politico article about bipartisan legislation aimed at preventing and punishing unauthorized disclosure of "national intelligence or intelligence related" information by controlling access to the media by government employees. Kirtley said that the bill is designed to intimidate, but is misdirected because although the impetus for the bill comes from alleged White House leaks, it targets "lower level people for this kind of draconian control," which is "not only disappointing but ultimately ineffectual."