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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rhian Lubin

‘Leakers are patriots’: Federal workers defend sharing information about Musk despite his threats

Federal workers stood by their decision to leak information about Elon Musk to the media following his threats to prosecute whistleblowers.

Their defiance follows Musk’s stark warning that Pentagon officials who leak would be prosecuted after reports that he was scheduled to receive a briefing Friday about the U.S. military’s top-secret war plans for China.

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