FBI Director James Comey has condemned the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks saying he doesn't see its work as similar to journalism.
He believes a large portion of WikiLeaks' work "has nothing to do with legitimate newsgathering" and likened what the website does to "intelligence porn" on Wednesday while appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
Comey said WikiLeaks will push out information to damage the United States. But he says responsible journalists with sensitive information will approach the FBI before publication to make sure that the news won't put people's lives in danger.
WikiLeaks last year published emails from Democratic email accounts that US intelligence officials believe were hacked by Russia.
WikiLeaks' Australian founder Julian Assange tweeted in response that Comey misled the Senate when he said WikiLeaks doesn't inform the FBI it is about to publish sensitive information.
Assange said on Twitter: "We did" about the records on CIA hacking tools and "I know he knows it".
