You bet. No wonder they're so freaked.
And i just had a horrible thought. I realize that political gain is a primary consideration here. But what if there's something else involved, too.
Just suppose that someone on the committee has been passing info to people who shouldn't have it, and I don't mean the press. What if this frenzy is to get more info for political gain is playing into the hands of people who want to leak/sell it? If you get caught, you can always blame your motivation on politics. Which, while bad, is a whole lot more palatable than treason.
Now I'll grant you that's tin-foily, but the point is how can we rule that out? To my mind we can't. Which ought to prove just how bad things have gotten, and how serioulsy this ought to be taken.
I look forward to finishing the bad guys off.