{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-to-biden-brief-congress-on-leak-investigation", "Cotton to Biden: Brief Congress on Leak Investigation", "2024-10-22", "2024", "2024-10", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nOctober 22, 2024\n\nCotton to Biden: Brief Congress on Leak Investigation\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today wrote a letter to President Biden asking for consistent updates on the investigation into the reported leak of top-secret documents. Senator Cotton noted that the repeated leaks from the Biden-Harris administration raise questions about whether the administration will adequately address this security breach.\n\nIn part, Senator Cotton wrote:\n\n\u201cOfficials in your administration have repeatedly leaked information clearly designed to pressure Israel to curb its righteous campaign against Iran and its terrorist proxies over the last year. These leaks have ranged from reports of personal conversations between American and Israeli officials to assessments of Iranian intent and are clearly designed to handcuff Israel.\u201d\n\nFull text of the letter may be found here and below.\n\nOctober 22, 2024\n\nPresident Joseph R. Biden\n\nThe White House\n\n1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW\n\nWashington, DC 20500\n\nI write to express my deep alarm about the reported leak of top-secret American documents regarding Israel\u2019s planned military response against Iran. This leak is an outrageous betrayal of an ally and a breach of trust that will undermine our relationship with partners for years to come.\n\nOfficials in your administration have repeatedly leaked information clearly designed to pressure Israel to curb its righteous campaign against Iran and its terrorist proxies over the last year. These leaks have ranged from reports of personal conversations between American and Israeli officials to assessments of Iranian intent and are clearly designed to handcuff Israel.\n\nTo cite a few examples:\n\nCNN recently cited unnamed U.S. officials claiming Israel\u2019s has finalized a counterstrike plan to hit Iran before the U.S. election and provided details about that plan.\n\nYou publicly discussed the timing of Israel\u2019s retaliation again Iran for their latest attack saying on October 3 that it would not \u201chappen today.\u201d\n\nThe Washington Post quoted an unnamed U.S. official about Israel\u2019s plans for the ground invasion of Lebanon before the IDF launched the operation.\n\nIn each instance, these leaks are providing aid to Israel\u2019s\u2014and America\u2019s\u2014 enemy about likely Israeli attack plans and limiting Israeli freedom of action.\n\nGiven this track record I am deeply concerned as to whether your administration will adequately address this serious security breach. Therefore, I request that you provide regular biweekly updates about the investigation to the Senate Armed Services Committee and Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.\n\nSincerely,\n\nTom Cotton\n\nUnited States Senator\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:57:20Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-to-biden-brief-congress-on-leak-investigation"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3841709587723017, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}