Absolutely agree.  And if the Swedish sexual assault charges are officially/permanently dropped, then that's that.

To be clear, I do think the DOJ is appropriately responsible for investigating and plugging leaks.  Unless you take the position that literally every bit of government information should be made available to the public (which I don't think anybody is claiming), then it is appropriate for the DOJ to take reasonable measures to ensure the confidentiality of confidential information.

But targeting journalists with the kind of harassment you describe is absolutely unjust and unacceptable, and needs to stop.  Other than just becoming better informed personally (which I appreciate, thank you!) what else can we do?

-david