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Glenn Greenwald resigned from The Intercept on October 29, 2020, alleging editors attempted to censor his opinion column critical of Joe Biden five days before the presidential election. Greenwald stated editors refused to publish unless he removed all sections critical of Biden. While noting Pierre Omidyar personally 'always honored his commitment never to interfere,' Greenwald said Intercept editors in New York were 'imposing the censorship' to support their preferred candidate.

The Intercept shared unredacted NSA documents with the government for verification, inadvertently revealing machine-readable printer codes and metadata that led to Reality Winner's arrest on June 3, 2017. Winner received the longest prison sentence ever (63 months) for an unauthorized release to media. First Look Media pledged legal support but Winner alleges they stopped payments after her August 2018 sentencing, leaving '30% of agreed cost' unpaid, with lawyers continuing pro bono after First Look 'fell behind.'