White House to limit intelligence sharing with Congress after leak of early Iran report

The White House plans to limit intelligence sharing with members of Congress after an early damage assessment of Iran’s nuclear sites leaked this week.

WASHINGTON — The White House plans to limit intelligence sharing with members of Congress after an early assessment of damage caused by U.S. strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites leaked this week, a senior White House official confirmed to NBC News.

The administration specifically plans to post less information on CAPNET, the system used to share classified material with Congress, the official said.

The decision, which almost certainly won’t sit well with Democrats, comes as top Cabinet officials are set to provide a classified briefing to members of the Senate on Thursday afternoon about the strikes.

“The administration should immediately undo this decision," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told NBC News Thursday. “They seem not to want to see the facts to get out. Just Trump’s version of the facts, which we know is often false."

Axios first reported the administration’s intention of limiting the information provided to Congress.