Leaking Grand Jury documents is a felony in New York

Bragg Was Looking to Charge Trump with a Felony, Could Land Himself in Prison for Years Instead

As Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg tries to hang a felony charge on former President Donald Trump, leaks from the grand jury indictment against the former president could leave Bragg facing his own felony charge — if he was the source of the leak.

Leaking grand jury documents is a felony in New York. And that means Bragg could be in trouble, former Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz wrote in a commentary piece published Friday by the New York Sun.

There are several federal laws prohibiting the leaking of classified information. Under Title 18 of the U.S. Code, Section 798: A person is in violation of the law if they knowingly and willfully perform any of the following acts involving confidential information:

• Communicate, furnish, transmit, or otherwise make it available to an unauthorized person

• Publish it

• Use it in a way that is either prejudicial to the safety or interest of the U.S., or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the U.S.

The penalty for a conviction of unauthorized disclosure includes up to 10 years in prison, a large fine, or both.

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