Intelligence officials have reportedly kept sensitive information from President Donald Trump out of concerns that the White House may be compromised by Russia and the information could fall into the wrong hands.

The Wall Street Journal reported (paywall) on Wednesday that the spies are withholding the information out of a lack of trust in Trump and the new administration.

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence denied the accusations in a statement Wednesday night.

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, told the Journal that the spies are trying to keep themselves safe.

“What the intelligence community considers their most sacred obligation is to protect the very best intelligence and to protect the people that are producing it,” he said.