US House Speaker Says Leaking of Classified Info ‘Criminal’, Calls for Probe
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16.02.2017
The US House Intelligence Committee should launch an investigation into possible leaks of confidential information from the White House, House Speaker Paul Ryan said in a press conference on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, The New York Times reported, citing phone records and intercepted calls, that members of Trump’s presidential campaign team and several associates had allegedly contacted Russian intelligence services and members of the government prior to the election.
“If classified information is being leaked that is criminal. So I think there should be an investigation as to the leaks of information leaving, wherever they are coming from, and if it is classified information, that is criminal,” Ryan stated.
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