Vern Buchanan: Prosecute WikiLeaks

Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan is calling for prosecution of WikiLeaks for releasing classified documents.

Buchanan sent U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder a letter on Tuesday, arguing that WikiLeaks violated the Espionage Act of 1917 by publishing thousands of documents online. Buchanan called for Holder and the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute WikiLeaks.

It is vitally necessary that these leaks be plugged, and further, that those guilty of this harmful act are severely punished to avoid future leaks jeopardizing national security, wrote Buchanan.

I stand in full support of the Obama administrations future efforts to hold the individual(s) leaking classified government documents accountable for their actions, and hope you will use all tools at your disposal in this endeavor, added Buchanan.