Schulte’s attorneys argued the vulnerabilities in the CIA’s computer network were widely known, and that it could have been breached by other sources, pointing in particular to a CIA employee identified as Michael who was close friends with Schulte and left the office with him on the night of the alleged theft.

The government placed Michael on administrative leave for refusing to cooperate with the investigation, but it did not notify Schulte’s defense of the action until six months later before Michael served as a witness for the government, according to the Times.

Jury fails to decide whether former CIA engineer leaked secrets in WikiLeaks case | TheHill

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