Overview
Steptoe partner Jason Weinstein was quoted in a Washington Post article titled “Leak Investigation Stalls Amid Fears of Confirming US-Israel Operation.” The article, published March 10, discusses the delay in the Justice Department investigation of retired General James E. “Hoss” Cartwright, who is suspected of revealing highly classified information related to Stuxnet.
The delay is related to concerns that a prosecution in federal court could force the government to confirm a joint US-Israeli covert operation targeting Iran.
“There’s a fundamental tension in cases like this between the needs of a criminal prosecution and the needs of national security,” Mr. Weinstein says. “Where that comes to a head is when prosecutors want to use evidence in a courtroom that is highly classified and very sensitive.”
Mr. Weinstein adds, “At the end of the day, if you can’t use the evidence you need in court, you can’t bring the case.”
The full article can be read at the Washington Post.
