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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Decatur business who called to report a robbery, Punched by a Police Officer
June 09, 2020
A video posted on social media over the weekend shows a man being punched in the face by one Decatur police officer and pinned to the ground by others. It happened at Star Spirits and Beverages liquor store off Sixth Avenue on March 15. The man who was hit was the owner. He called police claiming his business was being robbed. When police showed up, they said he was mistaken for a suspect. Decatur Police Chief Nate Allen held a news conference today addressing the entire situation.
"This case here, it was not an officer-involved shooting, it was a punch," Allen said. "I would much rather have a punch than an officer-involved shooting."
The business owner, Kevin Penn, told WAAY 31 he is not ready to go on camera about this situation but plans to take legal action. During the chief's press conference, he showed body camera video from that night. Police entered the store where Kevin Penn had a shoplifter already on the ground. They were responding to a robbery call, but police say it was an incident of shoplifting. As police approach Penn, Allen said the officers mistook him for the suspect. The officers asked Allen if he had a gun. He responded, "My gun is there. My gun is here. I'm not going to put down if you have guns, too." Penn argues with the police about his gun. At this time, he is holding a gun magazine, while the gun was on the counter.
"He said I'm not going to put the gun down and that gives an impression to the officer that he has a gun in his hand," Allen said.
An officer then punches Penn in the face. Two others help pin him down. "Our procedure is to use the least amount of force to get the job done," Allen said.
Allen adds when a gun is involved, it can potentially be a life or death situation. He said right now more than ever, he wants to remain transparent with the public.
"Because of the things going on, the protest, the lack of trust the community has going on, especially communities of color, the lack of trust they have with police departments, we just want to ensure that we are here to serve all communities here," Allen said.
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