Former Groton Sailor Pardoned By Trump Sues Obama, Others

GROTON, CT — A former U.S. Navy sailor who was sentenced to prison for taking pictures of a submarine is now suing former President Barack Obama, former FBI Director James Comey and others after he was pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Kristian Saucier took pictures of a nuclear submarine's propulsion system. He pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorized possession and retention of national defense information. He was sentenced to a year in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release.

Saucier alleges in his self-filed lawsuit that other sailors committed similar violations, but weren't criminally charged or discharged from service, according to the Hartford Courant. He claims that a double standard exists that protected Hillary Clinton, but not him.

He is seeking $20 million in damages.

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