text: Oh Lawrence, if everyone was in jail a person didn't like; thought was a criminal; wanted to be a criminal; thought was unethical; or just plain had the icky shivers around, everyone in Washington would be in jail. I saw a number of "fake news" stories, such as a Pizza parlor sex slave ring story...then saw how Russian bots exploded it on FB. The simple truth is criminal law is NOT ambiguous. There are elements that have to be met in order to charge. in 793, as in ALL criminal laws, intent IS a factor usually determining the level of a crime and punishment. For example, the 25 year old copied a top secret document that showed 4 states' actual voting machines were hacked by Russians. She sent that document to a newpaper. She didn't hide or know how to hide her trail. She confessed. She will be taking a trip to prison. HAD she sent that same document to co-workers with clearances or her boss to ask why this was top secret; THAT would not have been a charge under 793.