The Government’s Argument that Reality Winner Harmed National Security Doesn’t Hold Up. Here’s Why.

Summary: Whistleblower Reality Winner was officially sentenced to 63 months in prison on Thursday, after a federal judge rubber-stamped a plea deal already agreed to by the prosecution and Winner’s lawyers. As the prosecution acknowledged, it is the longest sentence for a journalist’s source in federal court history. The defense agreed to the plea deal in part to bring closure to Winner and her family.