I'm not going to comment on whether it was legal or illegal to share whatever he shared, simply because I have no idea about the details of what was shared. What I can say though is that, especially because it is unknown, it was unwise.
What seems clear is that the information was gotten from an allied intel organisation under agreement that the info would not be shared without the permission of the original intel organisation, as is common in that business, and if there is something that will damage the cooperation between different nations' intel, it is when trust is damaged. Regardless of legal status according to US law, this can have severe consequences on future collaboration between different nations in a time when cooperation is key to face international terrorism and organised crime.
So, right or wrong (according to US law). It was very unwise and potentially damaging to intel, US intel included.
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