Trump's Indictment and the Future of the Espionage Act

Donald Trump's arraignment on 37 federal counts, including 31 counts of violating the Espionage Act, is significant as he becomes the most high-profile person ever charged under the 1917 law. While Trump was released without needing to post bail, many others charged under the Espionage Act have faced far different treatment under President Trump. The Espionage Act has always been used as a sort of viewpoint discrimination-based law, because it’s an extremely broad law, right? The Espionage Act absolutely needs to be reformed, and the biggest thing is that right now you don’t have to prove someone had the specific intent to harm U.S. national security or aid a foreign power.