#BoltonBook Sources close to Intelligence Community review tell @CBSNews the unclassified and classified declarations in the DOJ filing lay the foundation for a possible criminal prosecution for unauthorized disclosure classified information if DOJ ultimately goes that route...

CBS News was told the classified declarations include "highly compartmented intelligence from fragile collection methods including human and signals intelligence that could be compromised." (This is among the most sensitive, and mandates special handling and limited access)

The sources said foreign governments can analyze this information, and understand how the US government (USG) collection is done, and may change the way they communicate, effectively going dark. READ @DNI_Ratcliffe @NSAGov @NCSCgov