The office of the Director of National Intelligence is pushing back on a report that intelligence officials are withholding information from President Donald Trump out of a concern that the information could get compromised.

'Any suggestion that the U.S. intelligence community is withholding information and not providing the best possible intelligence to the president and his national security team is not true,' the office of the DNI said in a statement.

The statement comes in response to a Wall Street Journal report that intelligence officials are holding back 'sources and methods' information about how it gets information out of concern that it could leak.

The story acknowledges that intelligence agencies have withheld such information from presidents in the past to avoid exposing their sources.

President Donald Trump speaks during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House, where he defended his ex security advisor Mike Flynn and blasted leaks. The Wall Street Journal reported that the intelligence community is withholding information from the president out of fear it could get compromised

But it states that in previous cases 'the decision wasn't motivated by a concern about a president's trustworthiness or discretion,' citing current and former officials.

Of particular concern is Trump's repeated praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

According to the Journal, 'The current and former officials said the decision to avoid revealing sources and methods with Mr. Trump stems in large part from the president's repeated expressions of Vladimir Putin and his call during the presidential campaign for Russia to continue hacking the emails of his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton.

The story does not point to any particular incidents where critical intelligence got withheld.

Trump famously asked the Russians to hack into Hillary Clinton's emails. He said during the campaign, 'Wikileaks – I love Wikileaks!'

President Donald Trump speaks at the CIA headquarters on January 21, 2017 in Langley, Virginia

President Trump defended his ex-national security advisor, Mike Flynn

It quotes Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Washington), the top Democrat on the House intelligence panel, on the subject.

'I've talked with people in the intelligence community that do have concerns about the White House, about the president, and I think those concerns take a number of forms,' Schiff said.

'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 added, without confirming any incidents: 'I'm sure there are people in the community who feel they don't know where he's coming from on Russia,'

There had been speculation before Trump took the oath of office that the intelligence community would be wary of passing on sensitive Russia information to him because of the ties.

Trump's national security advisor Mike Flynn resigned after Trump had 'eroding' confidence in him following revelations about his contacts with the Russian ambassador to the U.S.

A White House official told the Journal, 'There is nothing that leads us to believe that this is an accurate account of what is actually happening.'

Even as it reported information on sources and methods was being withheld, it noted that Trump 'doesn't immerse himself in intelligence information' and that it wasn't clear he has expressed a desire to know the sources and methods.

During the transition he complained about the quality of the briefings and frequently skipped the daily intelligence brief, delegating the task to Vice President Mike Pence. Trump has reportedly asked the intelligence community to dramatically pare down the length and breadth of the briefings he gets.

The report about the intelligence community supposedly withholding information out of concerns it might leak comes as Trump himself is blasting a series of 'illegal' leaks.

'The spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers! They will be caught!' Trump vowed in an early morning tweet Thursday.

Trump continued to keep the focus on 'illegal' leaking – in another indication he plans to keep up internal investigations meant to ferret out who is putting out damaging information that has contributed to a tumultuous start to his presidency.

'Leaking, and even illegal classified leaking, has been a big problem in Washington for years,' Trump wrote in another Tweet. 'Failing @nyTimes (and others) must apologize!' Trump wrote.

A Mar-a-Lago resort guest posted pictures of Trump's outdoor dinner at Mar-a-Lago following the launch of a North Korean missile, leading some to assume America's strategic response was being discussed

The photos show aides using cellphone camera lights to help Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe read through documents at the table on a dining patio shortly after North Korea test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile

White House press secretary Sean Spicer denied on Tuesday that President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe violated security protocols during a dinner conversation Friday night.

Amateur photographers captured the men and their aides huddled around an outdoor patio table at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, shortly after North Korea test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile.

CNN reported that the meal 'quickly morphed into a strategy session, the decision-making on full view to fellow diners.'

Not so, Spicer insisted during a press conference Tuesday afternoon, saying the table talk was limited to a discussion about where to deliver a joint statement to reporters a few hours later.

'There was simply a discussion about press logistics – where to host the event,' he said.