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Biden Administration Seeks 9-Year Sentence for Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale

HeadlineJul 22, 2021

The Biden administration is urging a federal court to sentence drone whistleblower Daniel Hale to at least nine years in prison for leaking classified information about the U.S. targeted assassination program, according to a report in the Dissent newsletter. In March, Hale pleaded guilty to leaking documents about the U.S. drone program, which he participated in while in the Air Force. He will be sentenced on July 27.

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