The Trump administration will limit the sharing of classified information with Congress in the wake of a high-profile document leak, the White House has confirmed to the Washington Examiner.
President Donald Trump maintains that last week’s Iran strikes totally obliterated that country’s nuclear program, but his claim has been undermined by a leaked internal document suggesting the nuclear program was set back by only a few months.
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Trump’s White House has responded to the leak with a full-court press, pushing back furiously against the reports, opening investigations into the leak, personally attacking the reporters involved, and now limiting how much information it shares with Congress.
A White House spokesperson also pointed to statements press secretary Karoline Leavitt made Wednesday afternoon about an FBI investigation into the matter.
“I am told by the FBI that the leak already is being investigated, and it absolutely should be,” she said on Fox News. “Because this was a top secret intelligence analysis that very few people in the United States government had access to see.”
.@PressSec: “I am told by the FBI the leak is already being investigated and it absolutely should be because this was a top secret intelligence analysis that very few people in the United States government had access to see.” pic.twitter.com/oMwRL0siCS
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 25, 2025
A senior White House official told Axios the administration is “declaring war on leakers.”
Trump insists ‘total obliteration’ of Iran nuclear sites, promises leak investigation
The move will further tighten tensions with Democrats in Congress, who have been sidelined and out of power in the early months of Trump’s second term.
Senate Democrats are moving ahead with efforts to rein in Trump’s authority to launch military action against Iran, seeking to build momentum behind a war powers resolution that could come to a vote this week despite a fragile ceasefire struck with Israel.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) is leading an effort to restrict Trump’s ability to launch military strikes without congressional approval. Kaine, Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Andy Kim (D-NJ) unveiled new language to clarify that the restriction would apply only to offensive military operations.
Democrats also sharply criticized the Trump administration for abruptly canceling a classified briefing on Tuesday that was planned to update lawmakers on the strike. The Senate briefing was rescheduled for Thursday, and the House one was moved to Friday to accommodate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who are traveling in Europe for the NATO summit.
Schiff called the delay unacceptable.
“I don’t buy the explanation at all,” Schiff told reporters on Tuesday. “Many of us were demanding a briefing before the strikes occurred. And the fact that this is being put off again just raises questions.”