“The government’s request for an upward variance in this case is unprecedented and contrary to the parties’ understanding of how both the government and Mr. Rahman would benefit from an early plea with full cooperation,” they said. The dueling briefs filed in federal court over the past month offer deeper insight into the motivations of Rahman, whose leaks may have briefly delayed Israel’s strike on Iran, while highlighting high-level interest in the case from Donald Trump’s administration. The spiraling personal and geopolitical crises gave Rahman “the irrational sense that he must take steps to mitigate the potential harm to U.S. interests and somehow help advance the interests of peace,” his lawyers said.
Author: Matt Sledge, Nikita Mazurov
Published at: 2025-06-10 22:04:55
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