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Prosecutors: Reality Winner Wrote She Wanted to ‘Burn the White House Down’

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Also wrote down the names of Taliban and al Qaeda officials, prosecutors allege.

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Lincoln County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office/Handout via Reuters

Prosecutors in Georgia are alleging that Reality Winner, the government contractor accused of leaking a top-secret NSA document to reporters, wrote in a notebook that she wanted to “burn the White House down.” According to prosecutors, Winner also wrote down the names of Taliban and al Qaeda officials, including Osama bin Laden. Winner pleaded not guilty and was denied bail by the judge. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jennifer Solari said Winner was “underwhelmed with what WikiLeaks had to offer,” adding: “She couldn’t understand why this document hadn’t been leaked already.”

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