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In this Aug. 23, 2018, file photo, Reality Winner arrives at a courthouse in Augusta, Ga., after she pleaded guilty in June to copying a classified U.S. report and mailing it to an unidentified news organization. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP, File)

Reality Winner, NSA leaker, says she’ll seek clemency from Donald Trump nulling ‘so unfair’ sentence

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

President Trump's Twitter feed. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump compares Hillary Clinton to Reality Winner, NSA leaker sentenced to 63 months

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Reality Winner arrives at a courthouse in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, after she pleaded guilty in June to copying a classified U.S. report and mailing it to an unidentified news organization. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Leaker of classified report on Russian hacking gets 5 years

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

FILE - This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. Winner, of Georgia, who mailed a secret U.S. report to a news organization faces the &quot;longest sentence&quot; ever behind bars for a federal crime involving leaks to the news media, prosecutors said in a court filing. Former National Security Agency contractor Winner, 26, is scheduled to be sentenced Aug. 23, 2018, by a U.S. District Court judge in Augusta. (Lincoln County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Leaker of secret report on Russian hacking gets 5 years

By MEG KINNARD - Associated Press

Reality Winner arrives at a courthouse in Augusta, Ga., Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, after she pleaded guilty in June to copying a classified U.S. report and mailing it to an unidentified news organization. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Reality Winner, former NSA contractor, sentenced to 63 months in classified leak case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Reality Winner, charged with leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet, walks into the Federal Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Woman accused of leaking US secrets pleads guilty

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Reality Winner, charged with leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet, walks into the Federal Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Reality Winner pleads guilty in NSA leak case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Reality Leigh Winner (Image: Facebook)

Reality Winner enters plea agreement in NSA leak case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this photo taken June 8, 2017, accused leaker Reality Winner leaves the U.S. District Courthouse in Augusta, Ga., following a bond hearing. Court records indicate Winner, charged with leaking U.S. secrets to a news outlet, has reached a deal with prosecutors. U.S. Department of Justice spokesman Ian Prior confirmed in an email Thursday, June 21, 2018, that former National Security Agency contractor Winner plans to plead guilty. (Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP)

Court records: Woman charged in leak case reaches plea deal

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

File - This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County, Ga., Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. A judge is weighing whether to suppress the statement of Winner accused of leaking National Security Agency secrets because federal agents did not warn her that she could have a lawyer and her words might be used against her. The Augusta Chronicle reported that Winner admitted in the recorded statement that she mailed a classified document to The Intercept, an online news outlet. Parts of the recording were played in federal court on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. (Lincoln County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Judge to rule whether to suppress accused leaker’s statement

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This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Reality Winner, accused NSA leaker, loses appeals for pretrial release

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Accused leaker loses appeal seeking pretrial jail release

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This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Reality Winner, NSA contractor, denied bond again in government leak case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Judge denies bail for woman accused of leaking US secrets

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Reality Leigh Winner (facebook)

Judge mulls releasing Reality Winner, NSA contractor, ahead of leak trial

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. Attorneys for Winner, accused of leaking a classified U.S. report, are asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision months ago to keep her jailed pending trial. Former Air Force linguist Winner has been locked up since she June, when she was charged with copying a classified report and mailing it to an online news organization. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Judge wants time to decide if accused leaker stays jailed

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Reality Leigh Winner (facebook)

Reality Winner confesses to NSA leak in newly published interrogation transcript

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. Attorneys for Winner, accused of leaking a classified U.S. report, are asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision months ago to keep her jailed pending trial. Former Air Force linguist Winner has been locked up since she June, when she was charged with copying a classified report and mailing it to an online news organization. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

‘I screwed up royally’ accused leaker confessed to FBI agent

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

FILE - This June 2017 file photo released by the Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office, shows Reality Winner. Attorneys for Winner, accused of leaking a classified U.S. report, are asking a federal judge to reconsider his decision months ago to keep her jailed pending trial. Former Air Force linguist Winner has been locked up since she June, when she was charged with copying a classified report and mailing it to an online news organization. (Lincoln County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Accused leaker asking again for pre-trial release from jail

By RUSS BYNUM - Associated Press

Reality Leigh Winner (Image: Facebook)

Reality Winner, NSA contractor charged in leak case, asks court to suppress initial statement

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times