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“Statute also says act of possessing material itself cannot be criminal offense by reporter but lists two exceptions law against child sexual abuse imagery or Espionage Act which criminalizes unauthorized retention and dissemination of national security information”
The New York Times by Michael Gold, Minho Kim, Chris Cameron, Eric Schmitt, Vjosa Isai, Danny Hakim, Richard Fausset, Ann E. Marimow, Laurel Rosenhall, Michael Grynbaum, Ann Marimow, Teddy Rosenbluth, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Patrick McGeehan, Charlie Savage, Ana Swanson, Tony Romm, Valerie Hopkins, Laura Chung, Motoko Rich, Tariq Panja, Heather Knight, Juliet Macur View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-29T00:41:35+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-29

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The statute also says the act of possessing the material itself cannot be that criminal offense by the reporter, but it lists two exceptions: a law against child sexual abuse imagery or the Espionage Act, which criminalizes the unauthorized retention and dissemination of national security information.

Extracted from: Lawmakers Review Unredacted Epstein Files , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“The statute also says the act of possessing the material itself cannot be that criminal offense by the reporter, but it lists two exceptions: a law against child sexual abuse imagery or the Espionage Act, which criminalizes the unauthorized retention and dissemination of national security information.”

Lawmakers Review Unredacted Epstein Files

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Claim ID CLM-D697E7B3
Slug statute-also-says-act-of-possessing-material-itself-cannot-b-d697e7b3
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 225 d ago
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