The U.S. government places considerable trust in those given access to classified information, and we are committed to prosecuting those who abuse that trust.

For his own vindictive purposes, Jeffrey Sterling carelessly disclosed extremely valuable, highly classified information that he had taken an oath to keep secret.

Providing classified information to a foreign agent of the People's Republic of China is a real and serious threat to our national security.

The government argues that First Amendment rights are outweighed by the need to prosecute those who transmit classified information and documents.

People have given me classified information, but always with the disclaimer 'This can never end up in a book.' And it never does.

I can't take classified information that I get as a senator and give it to someone with no consequence.