Classified information Quote by Michael Mullen

If members of the security apparatus could, with impunity, keep from those elected by the people that which they're entitled to know - or…

— Harold H. Greene

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.

— Dana Boente

If any individual who objects to government policy can take it in their own hands to publicly disclose classified information, then we will never…

— Barack Obama

It is a little bit difficult to talk about things that do involve classified matters in public. But I think the public needs to…

— James Comey

Obviously, as secretary of state, I had some of the most important secrets that we possess, such as going after bin Laden. So I…

— Hillary Clinton

We cannot have people leaking classified information at any level, and we certainly take that very seriously and would not ignore that.

— Sarah Huckabee Sanders

If something is being done on a secret basis in national security, that's a great reason for elected officials to not talk about it.…

— Rachel Maddow

Leaking classified information is a crime. And if we have evidence that somebody in the executive branch is committing a crime, we should prosecute…

— Paul Ryan

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

— Dana Boente

Listen, I know of nobody -- I don't know of anybody in my administration who leaked classified information. If somebody did leak classified information,…

— George W. Bush

In the case of someone sharing classified information with foreign intelligence, for example, the FBI could surreptitiously ensure that they are no longer able…

— Asha Rangappa

If we cannot share aspects of our secret work with the public, we should do so with their elected representatives. For CIA oversight is…

— Gina Haspel