Reality Winner says she leaked file on Russia election hacking because ‘public was being lied to’

Former NSA contractor says in interview I knew it was secret ... but I also knew that I had pledged service to the American people'

A former intelligence contractor who was imprisoned for leaking a report about Russian interference in the US presidential election that Donald Trump won in 2016 has insisted she acted out of love for a nation that was being lied to".

I am not a traitor - I am not a spy," Reality Winner said in an interview aired Sunday on CBS' 60 Minutes. I am somebody who only acted out of love for what this country stands for."