Congressman: Trump Leaked Classified Info On Television

It appears that Donald Trump leaked classified information on television, during a Fox News interview.

The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee said in a statement released Thursday that Trump likely disclosed classified information during his television interview Wednesday night.

“In his effort to once again blame Obama, the President appeared to have discussed something that, if true and accurate, would otherwise be considered classified information,” Congressman Adam Schiff said in statement.

Here is the segment in question: “I just want people to know, the CIA was hacked, and a lot of things taken — that was during the Obama years. That was not during us,” Trump said. “That was during the Obama situation. Mike Pompeo is there now doing a fantastic job.”

“The president has the power to declassify whatever he wants, but this should be done as the product of thoughtful consideration and with intense input form any agency affected. For anyone else to do what the President may have done, would constitute what he deplores as ‘leaks,’” Schiff said.

Here is the full statement from Congressman Schiff: