It was not the result of a rogue, and that the policy had been personally approved by the president. The government responded immediately with viciousness and ferocity. They treated [John] Kiriakou much tougher than the Clinton administration had ever treated Osama bin Laden. Within 24 hours, the CIA filed a document with the FBI called a crimes report, saying that I had disclosed classified information to the media. That's a crime under the espionage act. (19:10–19:20)
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