WASHINGTON _ House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said a forthcoming intelligence report outlining Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election was a "stunning disclosure."
Following an intelligence briefing Friday morning, Pelosi and intelligence officials said parts of the report would be released Friday afternoon.
Without offering details on its contents, the California Democrat said she wanted more members of Congress to be able to see the full report and that she believed the hacking of emails belonging to Hillary Clinton and her staff helped cost the former first lady the presidency.
"It was really quite a stunning disclosure," Pelosi said. "It's stunning in its conclusions."
The briefing included House and Senate Democratic and Republican leaders as well as chairs of intelligence committees in both chambers, known effectively as the "Gang of 8."
Pelosi said the report presented a strong indication that Russia interfered with the U.S. election.
"When the intelligence community presents something with a high level of confidence about the source, the tools, the path, the target, and it's some specific detail, that is different from an impression you have or something in the public domain or the rest of that," Pelosi said.
When asked what part of the report surprised her, Pelosi said nothing had.
"It's just the boldness of the Russians," she said.
Also Friday, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that he was asking the leaders of congressional intelligence committees to investigate information with NBC News, which reported the Russians celebrating his win.
The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold an open hearing Tuesday on Russian intelligence activities.
Among those testifying are Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper, CIA Director John O. Brennan, FBI Director James B. Comey and NSA Director Adm. Michael Rogers.
