Rep. Jason Crow says Congress hasn’t been briefed on Hegseth leak investigation, calls it part of an “effort to create fear”

September 6, 2026 / 2:34 PM EDT / CBS News

Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said Sunday that Congress has not been briefed on an alleged leak investigation spearheaded by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Crow called the probe "part of an effort to create fear and to clamp down on information coming out of the Pentagon."

Crow, who is a senior member of both the House Armed Services Committee and House Intelligence Committee, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he and his fellow lawmakers "haven't received any information" about the sweeping probe into how the source of highly sensitive classified details about the nation's stockpiles of sophisticated weapons made their way to the media.

Instead, the Colorado Democrat said that members of Congress have learned about the investigation through "public reports." Last week, officials briefed on the probe told CBS News that some of the highest-ranking U.S. military personnel were forced to undergo polygraph tests after President Trump became infuriated by the leaks. Although polygraph tests can be routine top military figures, conducting them on such a large group of people is rare.

"Certainly, stopping leaks and protecting classified information is really important, and I would…

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