‘No Business in the Public Domain’: White House Says Journalists Should Not Report on Leaked Intel Documents

‘No Business in the Public Domain’: White House Says Journalists Should Not Report on Leaked Intel Documents
Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby conducts a news briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on March 7, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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A top White House spokesman said that journalists should not report on leaked Pentagon intelligence documents, saying that the material has “no business in the public domain.”

During a press briefing on Monday, spokesman John Kirby was pressed repeatedly about why and how the intelligence documents made it onto several websites, including Twitter, Discord, 4chan, Telegram, and more. Some of those documents included alleged death toll numbers for both Ukraine and Russia amid the year-long conflict as well as alleged intelligence assessments targeting the governments of Israel, South Korea, Egypt, and other U.S. military partners.

Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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