President Donald Trump went after the FBI on Twitter Friday morning, accusing the agency of being "totally unable to stop the national security 'leakers'" and insisting the agency act "now" to stop the flow of classified information to the media.
The FBI is
totally unable to stop the national security "leakers" that have permeated our government for a long time. They can't even......
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2017
find the leakers within the FBI itself. Classified information is being given to media that could have a devastating effect on U.S. FIND NOW
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 24, 2017
Trump's volley comes on the heels of reports that FBI Director James Comey refused a White House request to publicly challenge news reports about communications between Trump aides and Russian officials before the inauguration that had been intercepted by U.S. intelligence agencies.
http://www.newsmax.com/Politics/trump-fbi-comey-leakers/2017/02/24/id/775349/