Dem Wants To Criminalize Classified Chats On Signal

Axios reports:

A House Democrat is introducing long-shot legislation to make it a crime punishable by up to 5 years in prison to share classified information on messaging apps like Signal, Axios has learned.

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) told Axios in a phone interview that his bill will ensure that the Espionage Act’s prohibition against disclosing classified information extends to transmitting it over unsecured channels.

“I’m introducing legislation that would make it a crime for government officials to put sensitive information like war plans on an insecure messaging app,” he said. Torres said the bill would extend to “all channels of communication that are deemed insecure,” adding that it is “well-documented that Signal is an insecure means of transferring information.”

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