Former Education Secretary Bill Bennett came down hard on journalists who leak sensitive information to the public. <\/p>\n
\"The First Amendment is not a license to ruin your country,\" Bennett remarked to \"Fox & Friends\" on Monday. <\/p>\n
The Trump administration has been plagued by illegal leaks through the press of sensitive and even classified information. <\/p>\n
The latest leak debacle occurred last week when transcripts of President Trump's phone conversations earlier this yearwith the leaders of Mexico and Australia were published in the Washington Post. The leak embarrassed the administration, suggesting a lack of control over confidential information. <\/p>\n
Attorney General Jeff Sessions vowed to crack down on leakers last week, saying they will be found and prosecuted. <\/p>\n
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Bennett agreed, saying all leakers should be prosecuted, and even reporters should not be exempt. <\/p>\n
\"Let's not have excluded special categories,\" he advised. \"These are tough cases to make. I understand it.\" <\/p>\n
\"The law is the law and it has to be honored,\" he said. <\/p>\n
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