Name: FBI zeroing in on where leaked U.S. intel documents were printed
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Description: The FBI is zeroing in on a government office where it believes leaked intelligence documents on Israel’s military plans preparations were printed.

The FBI is zeroing in on a government office where it believes leaked intelligence documents on Israel’s military plans preparations were printed.

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The FBI is focusing on identifying the government office where leaked intelligence documents concerning Israel's military preparations were printed. A U.S. official, alongside another source, confirmed the move to CNN, revealing that the investigation aims to pinpoint the exact location these documents were printed. One U.S. document reportedly detailed Israel's potential plans for an attack on Iran. These sensitive documents were intended solely for the United States and its closest allies.

The revelation of these leaked documents has been a cause for significant concern, particularly due to the nature of the leak rather than the specific content. The documents were believed to be intended for a briefing book for a senior official before they were scanned and shared on social media. Importantly, the Pentagon closely monitors when classified documents are printed as part of tightened security measures introduced following a previous leak incident involving Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira. This new breach has prompted an intensive investigation, with U.S. officials seeking to restrict the pool of suspects considerably.

The leak's timing has been particularly disconcerting for U.S. officials because it surfaces at a sensitive moment in U.S.-Israel relations. While the intelligence content isn’t profoundly surprising, as Israel has publicly stated its intent to retaliate against Iran, the breach in security protocols has been the primary issue. The circle of potential suspects appears to be limited to a small group given the distribution procedures within the intelligence community and the Defense Department. The situation has attracted the attention of U.S. lawmakers, urging a swift and decisive response to hold those responsible accountable.



FBI zeroing in on where leaked U.S. intel documents were printed

A U.S. official and another source tell CNN, federal investigators are homing in on where leaked intelligence documents may have been printed. At least one of the U.S. documents was about Israel's preparations for a possible attack on Iran. The documents were meant only for the U.S. and its closest allies. Our Katie Berlilis joins us now from Washington for an update. Katie, good to see you. U.S. officials say it's not so much what the documents contain, but the fact that they were leaked at all. Tell us more. That's exactly right. Eleni, so the FBI has, which has been leading this investigation, has been really focused on trying to identify where these documents were printed. Remember, they had one really big clue kind of right off the bat here, which was that at least one of these two documents appeared to have been printed possibly as part of a briefing book for a senior official and then scanned in black and white and ultimately shared inappropriately on social media late last week. This was really important for officials because the Pentagon actually tracks when staff print classified information. And in fact, they've almost upped that sort of internal surveillance as part of a general tightening of security measures after a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, Jack Teixeira, last year leaked reams of stolen classified material on an online platform, Discord. So what my colleague Evan Perez and I are now told by our sources is that the FBI is zeroing in on the government office where these documents were printed. U.S. officials have been, as you mentioned, very alarmed by this leak, not so much because of the content of the two documents, both of which were created by an agency of the American National Intelligence or American intelligence community that focuses on satellite imagery, not so much because of the content. We know, of course, that Israel has said publicly that they intend to retaliate against Iran, but rather the fact that these documents were leaked at all, became public at all at such a sensitive moment in U.S.-Israel relations. Now, the pool of people for U.S. officials to be looking at here, probably relatively small. We are told by our sources that even though these documents were widely distributed across the U.S. government, wide access from people in the intelligence community and the Defense Department, the number of people who would have potentially printed them, probably very, very small. U.S. lawmakers very alarmed about this as well. And we heard from the top Republican and the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday who fired off a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray saying, and I'll quote, urging him to, quote, act swiftly in the investigation and take immediate action to hold each individual involved fully accountable.

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