Reps Ruppersberger, Rogers blast media on NSA

Reps. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) and Mike Rogers (R-MI) accused the media of having severely damaged the country's national security by publishing National Security leaks.

At the Intelligence and National Security Alliance's annual summit, Rep Rogers even said that part of the reason Vladimir Putin decided to run an Op-Ed in the New York Times was because the media was working against the country's interests by publishing the leaks. "There’s a reason Putin decided to put an Op-Ed in the New York Times. He knows America is on a feeding frenzy on itself and he would love to join in on the game," Rep Rogers said. “This has been the most frustrating series of weeks and candidly, the damage is growing by the day. There are certain things the newspapers are publishing that have nothing to do with privacy issues – nothing. They’re providing our adversaries valuable, valuable information."