“They took bits and pieces from a leaked top secret intelligence report, and by the way, I understand the FBI is investigating who was the source of that leak, because it’s an illegal leak to CNN.”
Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed that the FBI is investigating the source of a leaked top-secret intelligence report that was discussed by anonymous sources in a CNN report regarding the US strike on Iran.
"They took bits and pieces from a leaked top secret intelligence report, and by the way, I understand the FBI is investigating who was the source of that leak, because it's an illegal leak to CNN," Leavitt said. "And this is the same fake news CNN reporter who wrote the story alleging that the Hunter Biden laptop was Russian disinformation, which we know is one of the greatest political hoaxes this country and the American public have ever seen."
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View on X"And that CNN story does not change the facts. There was a total and complete obliteration of Iran's nuclear facilities, and because of the President's strike, because of the precision of our United States military in this perfectly executed mission, Iran no longer has the capability to produce a nuclear weapon as imminently as they did prior to the strike," she continued. "The American people and the world should be grateful for that. And it's disgusting that CNN and the New York Times are disparaging not just the president, but our brave men and women who helped conduct this highly successful operation."
When asked what consequences the leaker should face, Leavitt replied, "They should go to jail."
The CNN report claimed that the strikes carried out by the US on Iran’s nuclear facilities "did not destroy the core components of the country's nuclear program and only set it back a few months," citing sources with knowledge of an early assessment from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency "based on a battle damage assessment" from CENTCOM.
President Trump said when asked about the reporting from CNN, "that place is demolished. The B-2 pilots did their job, they did it better than anyone could imagine, it was late in the evening, it was dark with no moon, and they hit that target with every one of those things, and that place is gone. But when I see CNN all night long, they're trying to say, 'well, maybe it wasn't really as demolished as we thought...' It was demolished."
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