Rep. Jason Chaffetz
Jason ChaffetzTop Utah paper knocks Chaffetz as he mulls run for governor: ‘His political career should be over’ Boehner working on memoir: report Former GOP lawmaker on death of 7-year-old migrant girl: Message should be ‘don't make this journey, it will kill you' MORE (R-Utah), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, on Monday repeated his call for individuals leaking classified information to the public or press to be jailed, saying he wants to see these “people behind bars.”
“They have got to get after these leaks,” Chaffetz told host Martha MacCallum on Fox’s “The Story.” “I want people in handcuffs and I want to see people behind bars.”
Chaffetz, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is retiring from Congress at the end of the month. For now, he oversees a congressional committee investigating Russia’s election meddling and said leaking intel is a bipartisan matter.
“I don't care if you're Republican or Democrat, doesn't what administration. When you have classified information, you cannot put that out there just because you think it would be a good idea,” he added.
The Department of Justice announced Monday it is charging Reality Leigh Winner, a federal government contractor with top security clearance, for leaking classified materials to a news outlet.
The Republican lawmaker has previously called for individuals leaking information to the press to be jailed.
“I want to see that this person is prosecuted. I think the president makes a very good point. No matter who is in the White House, you cannot have the type of leaking of information, sources, methods, classified information,” Chaffetz told ABC’s “This Week” last month.
The Utah lawmaker announced he will be resigning from Congress at the end of June.
