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Leak Investigations Rise 800% Under Jeff Sessions

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‘In the history of the country, there have only been about a dozen prosecutions for leaks,’ the ACLU says. Jeff Sessions has 27 investigations going at once.

Betsy Swan
Betsy Swan 

Former Political Reporter

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Betsy Swan

Betsy Swan

Former Political Reporter

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