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It's not clear that Sessions' disclosure of 27 investigations into unauthorized disclosures, up from 9 before 2017, is new. He said in August the number had tripled, without giving specific numbers. nytimes.com/2017/08/04/us/politics/jeff-sessions-trump-leaks-attorney-general.html
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Moreover, these #s are misleading bc DOJ conflates "leaks" to news media with other types of unauthorized disclosure cases, e.g. spying for foreign power. Sessions said again there were 4 new ones this year, as he said in August. But only 1 of those 4 (Reality Winner) is a leak.