Dublin (EFE)
These are Biden’s first public statements about the leak that has rocked the US in recent days and could be the most serious in a decade.
The president, who is on an official visit in Dublin, was asked by the press about the status of the investigation that the Justice Department has opened into the documents.
“As you know, the Department of Justice and the intelligence community are conducting a full-blown investigation. And they are getting closer, ”she replied.
In addition, Biden said that he is not concerned about the content of the documents, although he does worry that the leak occurred.
“I am concerned that it has happened, but there is nothing current that I know of that is of great concern,” he said.
The war in Ukraine and US allies, in the leak
The Department of Justice is investigating what happened, at the request of the Pentagon, and has not yet publicly accused anyone of the leaks.
However, The Washington Post reported in recent hours that the person responsible could be a young man who works at a military base, who has expressed devotion to weapons and has made racist comments.
Most of the leaked documents are related to the war in Ukraine and give details about US and NATO plans to reinforce the Ukrainian offensive.
In addition, the information suggests that Washington could have been spying on some of its closest allies, such as Ukraine itself, South Korea and Israel.
The rain of leaks began last Friday, continued over the weekend, and has continued this week.
The impact it will have is still unknown, but some analysts have compared it to what the country experienced in 2013, when former analyst Edward Snowden exposed the scope of the massive espionage programs that the United States launched after the September 11 attacks. from 2001.