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Opinion
Trump faces Espionage Act charges, which covers a lot more than spying
Spy cases are rare. More typically, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.
By Joseph Ferguson and Thomas A. Durkin, Loyola University Chicago