Billie Winner-Davis and her husband, Gary Davis, parents of Reality Leigh Winner, arrive at the U.S. District Courthouse on June 8 in Augusta, Georgia. Chris Aluka Berry / EPA

She said that despite the allegations against her daughter, she remains "a proud mom ... I have every reason to be proud of that girl."

Her mother cried continuously after Winner was denied bail.

Winner was arrested Saturday, but the Justice Department announced she had been taken into custody on Sunday, barely an hour after online publication

The publications report described new details about Russian efforts to hack voting systems in the United States a week prior to the 2016 presidential election.

While the document doesnt say the hacking changed any votes, the publication said it "raises the possibility that Russian hacking may have breached at least some elements of the voting system, with disconcertingly uncertain results."

The criminal complaint against Winner did not link the charge against her with the story, but a senior federal official confirmed to NBC News that Winner is the accused leaker of the document published by The Intercept. The NSA has a large facility in Georgia.

Gabe Gutierrez reported from Augusta, Georgia, and Daniella Silva from New York.

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