How much do you really know about Reality Winner, the veteran and NSA contractor who shared a document regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election with “The Intercept”, and then subsequently served several years in Federal prison as a consequence?
Sonia Kennebeck’s (Enemies of the State, National Bird) “Reality Winner” melds a host of timelines–before the arrest & after; during the FBI interrogation in her home; from the viewpoint of family as well as others who have bucked the national security state–to tell a broader story than the one you may have heard. What was the actual reason Reality shared the document? What really constitutes National Defense Information? How common is it for the US Government to imprison people for sharing a single document? How much is “The Intercept" to blame for revealing her as their source? Should we celebrate Trump’s conviction under the WWI-era Espionage Act? Your views on these questions and much more may be complicated by Kennebeck’s deep dive into Reality’s story: Her putative crime, her treatment by the government, as well as her personal ambitions, past and current.
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