Senate Republicans are warning that increased leaks since President Trump took office could harm national security.

A report released by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold JohnsonThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - White House moves closer to Pelosi on virus relief bill Second GOP senator to quarantine after exposure to coronavirus GOP-led panel to hear from former official who said Burisma was not a factor in US policy MORE (R-Wis.), obtained by Politico, says leaks of national security information during Trump's predecessors' administrations "were relatively rare, even with America's vibrant free press."

"Under President Trump, leaks are flowing at the rate of one a day," the report says, citing an examination of open-source material by the majority staff of Johnson's committee.

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"Articles published by a range of national news organizations between January 20 and May 25, 2017 included at least 125 stories with leaked information potentially damaging to national security. Even a narrow search revealed leaks of comparable information during the Trump administration that were about seven times higher than the same period during the two previous administrations."

Since Trump was inaugurated, news organizations have "reported on an avalanche of leaks from officials across the U.S. government," the report says.

Many of the leaks have been related to investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

"But the leak frenzy has gone far beyond the Kremlin and has extended to other sensitive information that could harm national security," according to the report. "President Trump’s private conversations with other foreign leaders have shown up in the press, while secret operations targeting America’s most deadly adversaries were exposed in detail."

The report warned that the leaks don't happen in a vacuum.

"They can, and do, have real world consequences for national security," it says.

"To ensure the security of our country’s most sensitive information, federal law enforcement officials ought to thoroughly investigate leaks of potentially sensitive information flowing at an alarming rate."

The Trump administration has been subject to many leaks over the course of the administration.

Trump and his aides have often referenced information leaked to the media, and past reports have said Trump was frustrated by the leaks.

According to Politico, Johnson also plans to send a letter about the implications of the leaks on national security to Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsTrump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status White House officials voted by show of hands on 2018 family separations: report MORE.