Pentagon Press Secretary: Classified Intel Leak On Ukraine ‘Was A Deliberate Criminal Act’

On Thursday, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder held a press briefing discussing top secret U.S. intelligence leaked online several weeks ago. Dozens of documents appeared online several weeks ago that purported to show U.S. intelligence on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the governments of several close U.S. allies. During Thursday’s briefing, Ryder said the leak was a “deliberate criminal act.” “In the days after the leaks came to light, what steps has [the Department of Defense] taken to reduce the number of people who have access to not only these classified briefings, but the classified


