Leaked NSA doc highlights deep flaws in US election system

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"There's around six people, and then they narrow it down to this Reality Winner". Her mother says she taught herself Arabic before she was even in the air force.

This would be the first criminal leak case filed during the administration of President Donald Trump, who has threatened to pursue federal employees who leak potentially damaging information to media organizations.

"The U.S. Government Agency examined the document shared by the News Outlet and determined the pages of the intelligence reporting appeared to be folded and/or creased, suggesting they had been printed and hand-carried out of a secured space", the agent, Justin Garrick, wrote.

Victor remained locked up Tuesday on federal charges that she made copies of classified documents containing top-secret material and mailed them to an online news organization.

However, The Intercept broke a story Monday with details on Russian attempts to penetrate US election systems.

Victor has been charged with "gathering, transmitting or losing defense information", says The Washington Post.

CNN also reports victor is a contractor with Pluribus International Corporation, authorities said.

Victor spent several years in the Air Force before leaving last year, according to her social media accounts.

Wilson, 25, works for a private contractor, Pluribus International Corp., in Augusta, Ga., and is an Air Force veteran who speaks three languages.

That's because of almost invisible yellow dots on the document, a common feature in modern printers, that allows you to trace a document to a specific model of printer.

Winner's mother, Billie Winner-Davis, told The Associated Press in an interview Wednesday she fears prosecutors will try to make an example of her daughters to show that they are not "going to tolerate leakers".

An aerial view of the National Security Agency headquarters in Ft.

An affidavit by Federal Bureau of Investigation agent Justin Garrick said the government found out about the leaked documents from the news outlet that received them.

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He described the document as "an NSA analysis of Russian efforts to tamper" with the election.

In the days after her arrest, reports emerged that victor was part of the "Resistance" movement and had ties to Muslim civil rights' groups.

"She called us (Sunday) night".

Her stepfather, Gary Davis, added that the treatment of victor is "disheartening". "I'm terrified for her right now because of the news, the climate, the social media".

"I know that she's scared".

Goitein worries that the charges against victor mean the White House and its allies will get new ammunition in that battle, fueling more disagreement and pushing what she sees as the more serious issue of Russian interference into the background.

Warner said "several" USA states' election-management systems were targeted by Russian interests, but that not all of them know about the attacks.

As for her daughter's reported alt-left ties, Winner-Davis denied any knowledge of the notion whatsoever. She was in the Air Force for six years.

Victor received the Air Force Commendation Medal in 2016, which is for members who have "distinguished themselves by meritorious achievement and service".

"I'd literally eat the original constitution if that would mean #FourMoreYears" of the Obama presidency, @reezlie wrote on November 5.

On Instagram, where she used the name @Reezlie, same as her Twitter handle, she mostly posted selfies from the gym or photos of food.

The account "liked" tweets by Edward Snowden, WikiLeaks and so-called "rogue" government accounts, as well as various journalists and politicians.

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