Identity of FBI Spy in Trump Campaign Leaked to Media but Denied to Congress

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA) (2nd L) and Rep. Peter King (R-NY) leave the committee's secure meeting rooms in the basement of the U.S. Capitol House Visitors Center in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2018 . Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Multiple media reported the FBI had an informant spying on the presidential campaign of then-candidate Donald Trump. The Justice Department refused to reveal the source’s identity to congressional oversight leaders, saying divulging it could put people’s lives at risk. But multiple legacy media outlets claim to have learned his identity and have described the person and his activities in such detail as to make his identification all but certain.

Details about the spy became the target of two articles, one by The New York Times, one by The Washington Post, both published on Friday, May 18.