Under fire about Reality Winner's arrest, The Intercept publishes statement denying knowing who the leaker is

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The Intercept insisted in a statement Tuesday that it has no knowledge of the identity of the person who leaked it a classified National Security Agency document pertaining to the Russian hacking before the 2016 presidential election. The document was the basis for a bombshell report The Intercept published on its website Monday night.

The NSA announced Monday that it had brought charges against Reality Leigh Winner, 25, of the Pluribus International Corporation in Georgia, for allegedly leaking the documents, apparently to The Intercept. Winner had top secret security clearance, and an internal audit found that she was one of just six people who printed the leaked documents, and the sole person to have made contact via email with a news outlet. She reportedly admitted to leaking the information, and was arrested on June 3.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.