Trump Condemns ‘Alleged Leaks,’ After Complaints From Britain -
By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and STEVEN ERLANGERMAY 25, 2017
BRUSSELS — President Trump condemned “leaks of sensitive information,” responding on Thursday to a complaint by Britain’s prime
minister, Theresa May, over disclosures of details from the investigation into Britain’s deadliest terrorist attack since 2005.
In a statement, Mrs. May’s office said she would bring up the matter at a NATO gathering in Brussels on Thursday evening and would “make clear to President Trump
that intelligence that is shared between our law enforcement agencies must remain secure.”
In what appears to be another effort to assuage British anger, Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson will
go to London on Friday to meet with Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson “in an expression of U. K.-U.
The leaks of sensitive information pose a grave threat to our national security.”
He added, “I am asking the Department of Justice and other relevant agencies to launch a complete review
of this matter, and, if appropriate, the culprit should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Mr. Trump has angrily criticized leaks from his government, many of them revealing information
that has been embarrassing or politically damaging to him.
