And as president, the indictment notes, Trump issued a statement in July 2018 stressing his “unique, Constitutional responsibility to protect the Nation’s classified information.”

Source: https://nehandaradio.com/2023/06/13/donald-trumps-own-words-used-to-build-historic-legal-case-against-him/

And there is no question that presidents and vice presidents have access on a regular basis to the “crown jewels” of classified information.

Source: https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/17/the-biden-classified-documents-fiasco-what-do-we-know-so-far/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-biden-classified-documents-fiasco-what-do-we-know-so-far

As the head of the executive branch and Commander in Chief, I have a unique, Constitutional responsibility to protect the Nation's classified information, including by controlling access to it….

Source: https://www.salon.com/2023/06/10/jack-smiths-indictment-of-is-devastating-a-reckless-criminal-has-finally-met-his-match/

But last Thursday, Russia’s Federal Security Service arrested Gershkovich and accused him of trying to secure classified information.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/04/02/brittney-griner-concerned-for-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-held-in-russia/

But the breach underscores the difficulties the United States and other governments face in securing classified information.

Source: https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/us-news/2023/04/11/leaked-us-intel-may-have-origin-discord/

DENVER (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee from Colorado pleaded guilty Monday to trying to sell classified information to Russia.

Source: https://kitchener.citynews.ca/2023/10/23/former-nsa-worker-pleads-guilty-to-trying-to-sell-us-secrets-russia/

"Did the President authorize Libby's actions before Libby actually revealed the classified information to Miller, or afterward?

Source: https://www.rawstory.com/exceedingly-dangerous-why-the-rise-of-christian-nationalism-is-entirely-out-of-our-control/

Donald Trump is said to have shared classified information about American nuclear submarines with Anthony Pratt, a billionaire Australian businessman who is a member of his Mar-a-Lago club.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/06/business/dealbook/exxon-pioneer-deal.html

Earlier this month, a retired US lieutenant colonel by the name of Robert Birchum was sentenced to three years in federal jail after pleading guilty to storing files with classified information at his Florida home.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/latest-indictment-shows-that-things-are-getting-sticky-for-teflon-don-20230610-p5dfk1.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

Federal agents on Thursday arrested 21-year-old Jack Teixeira for allegedly distributing classified information that eventually made its way into the press.

Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/classified-documents-leak-jack-teixeira-rcna79761

He added, “If there is not a special counsel appointed to find out how this happened with President Biden regarding classified information, it will hurt the country.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2023/01/11/graham-calls-for-special-counsel-to-probe-bidens-handling-of-classified-documents/

He allegedly began posting text of classified information in a Discord chat room in December.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/04/14/jack-texeira-21-charged-leaking-classified-documents/

I can tell you that members of Congress who, like me, deal with highly classified information from the Intelligence Committee, the Armed Services Committee, the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Source: https://www.mediaite.com/tv/house-republican-stumped-by-trump-biden-pence-document-drama-dont-understand-how-this-could-be-happening/

"I'm required by law to do that as a former intelligence officer or I go to jail for revealing classified information," he said at one point, but no closed-door classified session was scheduled to follow up.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/wex/what-in-the-world-is-going-on-with-ufos/article_cc7ae4d9-8c55-532e-9677-ce9f70817b3f.html

In 2014, NPA discovered that Lepinka took the laptop with classified information to her place of residence without authorisation.

Source: https://southafricatoday.net/south-africa-news/gauteng/accessing-and-disclosing-classified-data-npa-assistant-director-and-her-son-convicted/

In 2017 she was arrested for mailing five printed pages of classified information to The Intercept that detailed Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 elections.

Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/books/review/bottoms-up-and-the-devil-laughs-kerry-howley.html

In a statement, a Royal Navy spokesman said: ‘These are generic training documents that carry no classified information.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/29/sensitive-royal-navy-documents-found-on-floor-of-wetherspoons-toilet-18694997/

In May 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that a federal grand jury an 18-count superseding indictment against Assange for his alleged role in comprising troves of classified information.

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/06/08/report-u-k-judge-denies-julian-assanges-appeal-to-block-u-s-extradition/

In the next paragraph, prosecutors note how Trump, at a press conference while president in 2017, addressed media leaks and said that leaking classified information is “an illegal process” and that people involved “should be ashamed of themselves.”

Source: https://wtop.com/national/2023/06/live-updates-trump-classified-documents-indictment/

Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle are expressing concerns, but it appears that the practice of either intentionally or mistakenly holding on to classified information may be one of a few truly bipartisan issues.

Source: https://thechampionnewspaper.com/a-high-stakes-game-of-gotcha/