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Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday he believes journalists can be prosecuted for publishing classified information, citing an obligation to national security.
Gonzales told ABC’s “This Week” that the First Amendment right of a free press should not be absolute when it comes to national security. According to the New York Times‘ Adam Liptak, Gonzales said if the government’s probe into the NSA leak turns up criminal activity, prosecutors have an “obligation to enforce the law.”
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