Possible leaker to Washington Post told officers he ‘mishandled classified information,’ DOJ says

The longtime government contractor whose activity prompted the controversial search of a Washington Post reporter’s home acknowledged he mishandled classified information, prosecutors said, according to a court hearing transcript obtained by CNN.

Aurelio Perez-Lugones told federal investigators he was angry about “recent government activity,” Assistant US Attorney Patricia McLane said during a detention hearing Monday.

“He admitted to federal officers that he mishandled classified information,” McLane added.

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