When Atlantic magazine editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg exposed what is being called “Signalgate”—reporting on a group chat he got added to where high-level government officials shared sensitive information about U.S. plans to attack Houthi rebels—he was taking a big risk, though he did nothing unlawful. A little-noticed prosecution of a journalist in Tampa, Florida, initiated by the Biden Justice Department has laid the groundwork for a potential criminal prosecution of Goldberg—and the Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists does not bode well.
Källa: Why Jeffrey Goldberg Was Taking a Big Risk in Breaking the “Signalgate” Story