On Monday night, the Department of Justice revealed that the FBI had arrested an NSA contractor for leaking a Top Secret document to the publication, The Intercept.
The individual, Reality Leigh Winner, was caught printing and sending documents that detailed alleged Russian efforts to hack into voter registration databases prior to the 2016 election.
Not only is this contractor facing serious federal charges, but it appears as though her decision to betray the United States was rooted in her deep hatred for President Trump and her desire to undermine his presidency.
In the hours since her arrest, Winner has been outed as a vocal supporter of Bernie Sanders, who “resists” the Trump administration, despite working for the government to serve their policy objectives.
The Daily Caller points out that her social media platforms make clear that in addition to supporting Sanders, Bill Maher, and Michael Moore, she “is a supporter of other liberal causes, including the Women’s March and the Islamic Society of North America, the Muslim civil rights group. She also recently referred to President Trump as a “piece of sh*t” because of his position on the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protests.”
Back in February, just one day after beginning her job as an NSA contractor, she posted to Facebook about a meeting she had with Republican David Perdue, in which she discussed her liberal views on global warming and fossil fuels:
In her post, Winner expresses just how liberal she is:
Meanwhile, my plea that our senators not be afraid to directly state when our president or his cabinet tell outright lies was well heard. I was able to draw the parallel between the 2011 interview of President Bashar al Assad claiming utter ignorance of the human rights violations his citizens were protesting to Trump’s statement last week that the White House hadn’t received any calls about the DAPL, nor were there any protests before last week. They got the message.
In another Facebook post, she continued to spout off liberal views, this time over the Dakota Access Pipeline, using the #resist and #NeverMyPresident to show her hatred for President Trump:
In her final post on Facebook, just one day before being arrested, Winner said “You are what you love, not who loves you.”:
Given her ties to the far-left, its clear that Winner’s goal at the NSA was to betray this country and try and destroy President Trump by leaking classified information to foreign sources. Federal officials should prosecute her to the fullest extent of the law.
Individuals like Winner, who are vocal opponents of this administration and government should reevaluate whether or not they can work for the government in the future. Better yet, the Trump administration needs to clean house in the bureaucracy and get rid of disloyal liberals who despise him.
If one’s partisan political views cloud their judgment and endanger America’s national security interests, they have no place in our government.
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