Enlarge / Julian Assange’s Wikileaks is shocked—shocked—that someone would leak secrets for political reasons. (credit: Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images)

On Thursday, NBC News broadcast a report claiming to have exclusive details from the top-secret version of the intelligence community report on Russian hacking and information warfare activities delivered to President Barack Obama—a report scheduled to be delivered by intelligence officials to President-elect Donald Trump today. The NBC report followed a Washington Post report based on information from anonymous “US officials” about intercepted communications between Russian leaders celebrating Donald Trump’s election as a victory.

The NBC report drew an instant rebuke via Twitter from Trump. WikiLeaks, which has previously published leaked highly classified US intelligence data, cried foul over the leaks.

How did NBC get “an exclusive look into the top secret report he (Obama) was presented?” Who gave them this report and why? Politics!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 6, 2017

The Obama admin/CIA is illegally funneling TOP SECRET//COMINT information to NBC for political reasons before PEOTUS even gets to read it.

— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) January 6, 2017

The parade of leaks regarding the US intelligence assessment about Russian hacking is notable given the Obama administration’s past crackdown on leaks, which has included a record number of prosecutions against those leaking information to journalists. The leaks are likely motivated by Trump’s frequent dismissal of official intelligence community statements regarding the alleged involvement of the Russian government in the hacking and dissemination of information from the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton campaigns.