Billie Winner-Davis, Reality Winner's mother, told Business Insider on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, is attempting legal representation to aid the former Air Force language analyst contractor and Kingsville native Reality Winner with her case.
Winner pleaded guilty in 2018 to leaking classified National Security Agency information on Russia's alleged efforts to interfere with the 2016 election. She was found guilty of violating the U.S. Espionage Act and sentenced to five years in prison at the Federal Medical Center-Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.
In 2016 following her separation from six years of active duty, Winner was hired by Pluribus International Corporation under an NSA contract to work out of Fort Gordon, Georgia.
According to ABC News, Winner printed a classified report detailing how Russian hackers allegedly “executed cyber espionage operations” on local election systems and mailed the documents to The Intercept.
She was arrested on June 3, 2017.
Amazing! Thank you. My daughter Reality Leigh Winner is yet another victim of this admin. Doing hard time for bringing the truth to light. #FreeRealityWinnerhttps://t.co/wU0sg3LeRs
Michael Cohen, who pleaded guilty to campaign violations and tax fraud in 2018, began serving his sentence in May 2019 at the federal penitentiary in Otisville, New York.
He has been under house arrest since July over coronavirus concerns.
Military.com stated that Reality’s mother sent a Twitter message that said “Cohen has asked another attorney to look at the case and for opportunities to help.”
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3 McDonald’s employees Shot in Oklahoma City over Dining Room Policy
May 07, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK Three employees were injured after a shooting at a McDonald’s in Oklahoma City over the restaurant’s COVID-19 dining room policy.
Police say it started around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evening when a woman entered the McDonald’s near S.W. 89th and Penn expecting to be able to sit down and eat. Because of COVID-19, employees told the woman that McDonald’s dining rooms are still closed.
The suspect refused to leave and a physical altercation ensued between the suspect and an employee.
The suspect exited the store briefly but returned with a handgun.
Police say she fired approximately three rounds in the restaurant.
One employee was hit in the arm, a second was hit with shrapnel in the neck/shoulder and a third employee was hit with shrapnel in the side. Two of the employees are 16 years old, according to police. They were all taken to the hospital and are expected to be fine.
Original reports indicated there were two suspects, however, it was later determined there was only one suspect.
She was located a few blocks south of the McDonald’s and taken into custody without incident. Her name will be released later on Thursday.
Police say as all Oklahomans cope with the pandemic, they are also thinking about their own safety as they investigate the scene.
“We just take extra precautions for our personal safety and the safety of witnesses, suspects, and victims,” said Captain Beck. There were about eight employees inside the store. They all ran for the back door when the gunfire started.
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