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January 17, 2021 | Ivan Pentchoukov
China ‘Sought to Influence’ 2020 US Election, Director of National Intelligence Assesses
Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe assessed that China interfered in the 2020 federal elections, according to a letter transmitted to Congress. In the letter (pdf), Ratcliffe alleges that intelligence about China’s election interference was suppressed by management at the CIA, which pressured analysts to withdraw their support for the view. Citing a report […]
May 12, 2020 | Janita Kan
ODNI Declassifies List of Former Obama Officials Behind ‘Unmasking’ of Flynn
Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has declassified a list of former Obama administration officials who allegedly were involved in the “unmasking” of Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn in his communications with the former Russian ambassador during President Donald Trump’s transition period, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) confirmed to The Epoch Times.
May 4, 2020 | Venus Upadhayaya
Trump Says US Intelligence Officials Didn’t Bring Up CCP Virus Until Late January
President Donald Trump stated on Sunday that U.S. intelligence officials didn’t bring up the issue of the CCP virus until late January and didn’t highlight the gravity of the threat during the briefing. “On January 23, I was told that there could be a virus coming in but it was of no real import. In […]
October 9, 2019 | Ivan Pentchoukov
Intelligence Community Refuses to Release Dan Coats Memo Tied to Whistleblower Complaint
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) is refusing requests to release an unclassified internal memo tied to the whistleblower complaint at the center of the Democrat-run impeachment inquiry.
September 25, 2019 | Zachary Stieber
DNI Joseph Maguire Challenges Washington Post Story About Him Within One Hour, Says It Was False
The Washington Post published a story relying on anonymous sources alleging a top Trump administration official threatened to resign that was challenged within one hour by the official.
March 17, 2017 | NTD Staff
Dan Coats sworn in as director of national intelligence
Former Indiana Sen. Dan Coats has been sworn in as the nation’s top spy chief. Vice President Mike Pence administered the oath of office after the Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Coats’s nomination by a vote of 85-12. Coats will be President Donald Trump’s top intelligence official overseeing 16 other intelligence agencies. He’ll also sit […]