The Air Force veteran accused of leaking classified NSA documents was terrified that the federal agents who arrested her over the weekend were going to make her disappear, according to her mother. <\/p>\n
Her words to me was that she was scared she was going to be they were going to make her disappear, Billie Davis-Winner told NBC News on Tuesday. <\/p>\n
I fear that theres anger from the top toward her and I fear that something bad is going to happen, the mom added. I hope that all of America is watching this so closely so that nothing happens. <\/p>\n
Her daughter, Reality Winner, an NSA contractor, is charged with sending a top-secret report to news website The Intercept. <\/p>\n
Still, Davis-Winner insisted her daughter wasnt a threat and said the mom still has every reason to be proud of that girl. <\/p>\n
She would not jeopardize anybodys safety, Davis-Winner said. She would not, I can tell you that for certainty. She loves children. She loves animals Shes not a threat to anyone. Shes not a violent person. <\/p>\n
Winners arrest was announced Monday after The Intercept published a story about how Russia infiltrated Americas voting infrastructure in a hacking scam that targeted government officials. <\/p>\n
Releasing classified material without authorization threatens our nations security and undermines public faith in government, Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein said in a statement. People who are trusted with classified information and pledge to protect it must be held accountable when they violate that obligation. <\/p>\n
The Texas-born Winner, 25, allegedly leaked the information in May. She was arrested Saturday. <\/p>\n
Davis-Winner said she has difficulty believing that she actually did what theyre saying she did. <\/p>\n
Winner served in the Air Force as a linguist from 2013 to 2016 and speaks Pashto, Farsi and Dari, her mom said. <\/p>\n
[She] served her country with distinction and was commended by her commanding officer for her service in saving American lives and in taking out enemy combatants contributing to the mission on the war on terror, her stepfather, Gary Davis, told NBC News. <\/p>\n
He added, To see her portrayed in the media as something other than a patriot that she is, is an insult to the service and an insult to every veteran whos served. <\/p>\n
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