Spiro Agnew’s Lawyer: How the Russia Leaks Could Backfire in Court

Our press is proud of its open hunt for government secrets. Reporting them is highly rewarding. Images of Woodward and Bernstein dance in the heads of journalists for publications large and small. The audience loves it and applauds the winners. The subjects (as in, the losers) whine about "leaks" and watch the simultaneous emergence of the truth and the decline of their power.