I’ve been talking with a DOJ source with knowledge of the Snowden case asking whether or not any charges will be referred towards Guardian ‘reporter’ Glenn Greenwald. Greenwald will likely consider himself a “journalist” - which he is nothing of the kind - and defend himself along the first amendment, freedom of the press, etc. My source told me that the agency is actively looking into charging Greenwald with conspiracy to commit espionage. This isn’t so much from his covering of the story and subsequent publishing of the information, but that he apparently has information, and a sort of admission that he has helped Snowden distribute the information to other persons as a sort of “ace up his sleeve”, if so the journalistic protection is out the window.

Greenwald is actually a civil rights attorney - turned blogger and since he appeared in the early 2000s, he clearly has had less than honorable intention towards the US. In fact he’s rhetoric back during his blogging days was closely akinned to that which you would read on some antigovernment sites, he’s clearly unhinged and not a fan of basic American ideas.

We’ll see how this plays out. Meanwhile check out Alan Dershowitz’s assessment of Greenwald’s actions. He flat our calls his actions a commission of a felony.