Tom Drake

They kind of went their ways a little bit in the second administration. There's a passage in his book that makes sort of indirect reference to Cheney Because I think you realize he had actually, without even admitting it fully, that he had gone over the line, right? Because he had listened to Cheney. So I'm sitting, I'm working at Apple now. Man, I had no job. I couldn't get any work.

They kind of went their ways a little bit in the second administration. There's a passage in his book that makes sort of indirect reference to Cheney Because I think you realize he had actually, without even admitting it fully, that he had gone over the line, right? Because he had listened to Cheney. So I'm sitting, I'm working at Apple now. Man, I had no job. I couldn't get any work.

They kind of went their ways a little bit in the second administration. There's a passage in his book that makes sort of indirect reference to Cheney Because I think you realize he had actually, without even admitting it fully, that he had gone over the line, right? Because he had listened to Cheney. So I'm sitting, I'm working at Apple now. Man, I had no job. I couldn't get any work.

That's a whole story in itself. I couldn't get work. I was persona non grata. I was, you know, I was hot potato. There's literally persona non grata. No one hired me. I formed my own company, a small LLC, right? No one would touch me. In part, when they would find, even though my security clearance didn't show anything was negative, they said, you're under national security investigation.

That's a whole story in itself. I couldn't get work. I was persona non grata. I was, you know, I was hot potato. There's literally persona non grata. No one hired me. I formed my own company, a small LLC, right? No one would touch me. In part, when they would find, even though my security clearance didn't show anything was negative, they said, you're under national security investigation.

That's a whole story in itself. I couldn't get work. I was persona non grata. I was, you know, I was hot potato. There's literally persona non grata. No one hired me. I formed my own company, a small LLC, right? No one would touch me. In part, when they would find, even though my security clearance didn't show anything was negative, they said, you're under national security investigation.

I understand. So here it is, April 2010. I'm sitting at lunch. I'm working at Apple in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the stores where I worked for 13 years. Quite a jump, quite a distance going from senior executive to wage grade specialist in a retail store. I'm sitting there. I get a call from my attorney. My attorney says, where are you? And remember, I had this attorney now for two years.

I understand. So here it is, April 2010. I'm sitting at lunch. I'm working at Apple in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the stores where I worked for 13 years. Quite a jump, quite a distance going from senior executive to wage grade specialist in a retail store. I'm sitting there. I get a call from my attorney. My attorney says, where are you? And remember, I had this attorney now for two years.

I understand. So here it is, April 2010. I'm sitting at lunch. I'm working at Apple in Bethesda, Maryland, one of the stores where I worked for 13 years. Quite a jump, quite a distance going from senior executive to wage grade specialist in a retail store. I'm sitting there. I get a call from my attorney. My attorney says, where are you? And remember, I had this attorney now for two years.

He said, oh, I'm at lunch. He said, did you know you were just indicted? Now, there had been a – it was Kafkaesque – again, we'll go into the detail, where he, myself, and the prosecution team with NSA personnel were there in that same windowless room again. It was clear that they were moving to indict me. And it was basically, you're on notice, right?

He said, oh, I'm at lunch. He said, did you know you were just indicted? Now, there had been a – it was Kafkaesque – again, we'll go into the detail, where he, myself, and the prosecution team with NSA personnel were there in that same windowless room again. It was clear that they were moving to indict me. And it was basically, you're on notice, right?

He said, oh, I'm at lunch. He said, did you know you were just indicted? Now, there had been a – it was Kafkaesque – again, we'll go into the detail, where he, myself, and the prosecution team with NSA personnel were there in that same windowless room again. It was clear that they were moving to indict me. And it was basically, you're on notice, right?

We're basically, we're on notice as to why we're doing this. And they actually, in essence, had the outline of the indictment. So I got indicted. I was not pulled off the street. I ended up having to, it was an arraignment.

We're basically, we're on notice as to why we're doing this. And they actually, in essence, had the outline of the indictment. So I got indicted. I was not pulled off the street. I ended up having to, it was an arraignment.

We're basically, we're on notice as to why we're doing this. And they actually, in essence, had the outline of the indictment. So I got indicted. I was not pulled off the street. I ended up having to, it was an arraignment.

I pled not guilty to all 10 charges, five under the Espionage Act, one for obstruction of justice, four for making false statements to FBI agents during the interviews, which themselves were actually true.

I pled not guilty to all 10 charges, five under the Espionage Act, one for obstruction of justice, four for making false statements to FBI agents during the interviews, which themselves were actually true.

I pled not guilty to all 10 charges, five under the Espionage Act, one for obstruction of justice, four for making false statements to FBI agents during the interviews, which themselves were actually true.

And what exactly did he say? Oh, they had one of their security officers inform her that her husband had been indicted and was facing 35 years in prison.

And what exactly did he say? Oh, they had one of their security officers inform her that her husband had been indicted and was facing 35 years in prison.