The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is scaling back its election security briefings to Congress, according to two sources familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by POLITICO.
Sen. Marco Rubio, acting chair of the Senate intelligence committee, and Sen. Mark Warner, the committee's vice chairman, released separate statements on the administration's decision, with Rubio excoriating those who leak classified information while urging Ratcliffe to "continue to fulfill" his obligations to fully brief Congress, and Warner casting the decision as "outrageous" and "an unprecedented attempt to politicize" the issue.
During a roundtable in Orange, Texas, on Saturday, Trump blamed House Democrats for leaking information. Biden, meanwhile, said in a statement the move was "nothing less than a shameless partisan manipulation to protect the personal interests of President Trump."
Because socialist democrats leak classified information to the media endangering American intelligence ability. That's a felony.
Perhaps the dems should move to plug the leaks they created.
Clowns to the right clowns to the wrong
This isn't what functional democracies do.
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trump trying to hide the truth and his cheating ways.
Ratcliffe fits the part of a corrupt, malignant bureaucratic villain perfectly, which was why he was hired
drmav Politico’s spin on what is the consolidation of a fascist coup, with full support from an adversary nation, is despicable. Like everything else Politico is publishing. Politico is the media arm of the American fascists. We will not forget!
realDonaldTrump is making America look like Russia or Belarus!
Everything enrages Democrats except the violent mobs
The Reichstag is burning really slowly.
Everyone should be outraged at how this country is becoming a dictatorship.
When the administration realized that they could not get the career intelligence officers to lie, they knew that the only solution was to not let them talk to Democrats. Otherwise, the Democrats would find out how bad things actually are.
They deserve it and I, Ad a concerned Citizen who is sick to the core watching the scam that the DNC and it’s operatives RepAdamSchiff SpeakerPelosi CNN pulled on the Russia Hoax, it’s more than justifiable
This Administration is a bunch of unethical cronies! Congress upholds the Constitution, and it is their duty to protect voting rights around the Country. Withholding information from Congress as it relates to voting, is a DIRECT VIOLATION of the US CONSTITUTION!
As it should....
It's a slow moving coup d'etat you have going on there.
Nope it will be in written form so the Dem leadership can’t continue to run their clien show for the cameras.
Considering congress created the DNI i should say so
Of course republicans dint care. They’re helping Trump cheat
It shld enrage Republicans as well
Ratcliffe supporting trump's lies and untruths.
Democrats need to turn outrage into action
Democrats can't keep their mouthes shut. Security and intelligence briefings should be done through the MSM and bypass democrats in congress. That saves a step in the leaking process.
Just a political hack!
Americans scale back intelligence’ . Sounds about right.
As it should!!! Trump is trying desperately to destroy our democracy. Trump a traitor!
Another part of the ongoing coup.
Trashy Trump could NEVER win an election without the help from all his Dictators & the traitorous acts of his Rep Party. For Trump to order Dir of Intel to withhold security info about election interference is a pure acknowledgement of quilt. People, Stop this Man, he’s sick.
Director are you taking your orders from Putin We need the Russian republicans out of Washington
Nothing they do is going to stop us from voting Joe Biden in as our next President on Nov 3rd.
It should enrage The entire country!! Are we too stupid to realize that he’s doing it so Russia can have free range to interfere in THIS election to favor Trump? We’re paying these ppl to stab us in our backs to put this destroyer in control again. Are we dumb or what?
NO-ONE can accuse Trump and his enablers of being subtle...Yet millions of American Fool-Aid drinkers still fall for it! LiarInChief and his cohorts are working overtime to put the CON into 'Conservative' 😬 And while Trump's putting out for Putin, America's getting screwed!
Only a prez who thinks election interference would help him would do that. But it’s not really so surprising. Trump can’t win the election by playing it straight, so he cheats.
Great!!!
Evil Michael Scott.
Too many leaks.
The Democrats start sounding like Susan Collins. Do something, outrage is not going to change anything
They will try the Colleen Rooney sleuthing. Different written briefings for everyone with disinformation and see what leaks.
Maybe it's time they start doing something concrete instead of just being mad all the time? Our country is in trouble and someone needs to step up and doing Something!!
Good we can pack their plate with some more BS. Nothin like plenty of 'stories' to feed you agit-prop karens. Ha Ha nobody is listening or reading that spew you puke up. Take a hike
Well of course, Trump has pretty much damaged mail-in-voting, ruining GOP voting, so their next best bet is to not screen candidates and members. It’s the only way conservatives can stay in the game.
Oh those poor Democrats. They all have less information to leak to the press.
Do all these assholes have smirks on their faces?
golfgirlie72 As it should. SUCKD
SenatorRomney lisamurkowski BenSasse SenSusanCollins Concerned much? Not as long as you get re-elected? Hmmm...
Just watched The Pelican Brief. Great movie, yet so disheartening that the criminal morals in our government are worse and so prevalent today.😡
Just read that The director of national intelligence move to scale back election security briefings to Congress. It’s verbal briefings, but the info will be disseminated in writing. Why the scale back? Because info was leaked. So if its a report the info can’t be leaked? Explain
This person has zero qualifications and even less intellect to be DNI. This used to be a position of integrity. Now it's just another fucking Trump lickspittle.
Can all of these people be Russian agents
Trump and his administration is responsible for the security of our election. If there is a problem, there is no one but him to blame. Start holding him accountable for all his failures.
And it should!!
Putin is calling the shots via Trump in the WH.
Schiff's source for leaks eliminated.
What intelligence?
you need to correct that to 'has enraged the American people'
He’ll be hiding all Russier interference in our elections and Democracy. Trump’s traitorous activity is the worst in history. He’ll be done in Jan.
But gop and trump say its cause they jave nothing to hide. 100% bullshit that ofcourse but still time for millitary to arrrest the prez and these criminals trying to stop democracy no better than red dragon of bejing.
rat-sh*t ratcliffe
Putin continues to celebrate!
He’s being a good little boy.
He’s outraged AMERICAN CITIZENS 🇺🇸
DNI_Ratcliffe realDonaldTrump Great decision Ratcliffe..we don’t trust Fake Schiff& Co. What happened to Schiff’s moles in the WH?
They are enraged, and upset but don't enforec subpoenas, refuse to use inherent contempt and are about as aggressive as Mr. Rogers.
You need to correct your headline as usual!! AMERICANS OUTRAGED AT ODNI DECISION TO LET RUSSIA AND REPUBLICANS CHEAT IN THE ELECTION!!
They are in writing. It’s fine.
They are still getting it.. children!! They need it read to them? Ask Siri
Outrage doesn’t do us any good— ACT— subpoena him & hold hold him in contempt & arrest him if he doesn’t appear— grow a pair!
So that means it's OK for the radical right and Putin to run the show in support of trump, trump's own intel folks briefed that Russia was supporting trump by sending disinformation, they want trump to win. That is why trump will not allow in person briefings.
“Why is this man smiling?”
That is completely unacceptable and must not stand!♿✊🏻✊🏿
Everything enrages the Dems.
Why do u put up a pic of Steve Carrell? 😂
I know. Now they can't twist things & leak out national security issues. Democrats in their hate are causing a lot of problems for everyone.
Guess if he puts it in writing they can no longer make crap up and will have to report the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. I bet that is upsetting to the Democrats
Democrats are in a constant state of outrage. They are outrageous.
Are there no Democrats on the intelligence committee? Do what they do, leak it....
👍 Good, love it !!!
Michael Scott is running our election security. SteveCarell
Why? This doesn’t make any sense. Obvsly they’re trying to keep us from learning how bad are is the interference in our elections.
Each day another thread is pulled out of the fabric.
“has enraged leaking Democrats and their friendly journalists”
It should enrage congressional Republicans too. Quite willing to cede their power, it appears. How did republicans get so submissive?
Obviously this change (delivering the briefings in writing) is an effort to be accommodating to the Dems. This way they have to keep screeching about “reclaiming [my] time.”
Tax payers are paying their salaries!
tluehmann A Trump appointee... what could go wrong with this scenario? It's for our own good Right? and I do mean Right?
TrumpCrimeSyndicate CorruptGOP GOPLeader senatemajldr realDonaldTrump LiarInChief TrumpIsATraitor 🇷🇺PUTINS Puppet 🇷🇺!
Another Trump flunky carrying out orders to prevent Communications when briefings on election interference
The fact that only 'Dems' are enraged by this is terrifying. The day national security becomes politicized is the day our democracy begins to die.
Briefings in writing are still briefings.
The DNI is a poor looking Steve Carell.
Slimy lackey has head wayyyy up Putin’s rear.
Not just Congressal Democrats.. many, many citizens!
Let me help: 'in unprecedented move, US Intel Director refuses to give live briefings on election security to congress.' Fixed it for you.
People who care about election security are raising objections. We know Russia is attacking our elections.
Because it is an obvious cover-up of conservatives accepting foreign interference
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His defiance has enraged constituents too! We pay his salary and demand transparency and honesty.
They better damn well start acting like it then. Action. ACTION. Don’t just talk shit, and send strongly worded letters. Take action.
Why is this shit such a huge fucking circus? So tired of this shit.
And it hasn’t enraged you?
Everybody should be outraged.
Maybe your title should add the fact that the briefings will be written and no longer verbal BECAUSE OF LEAKS!
They're upset they can't selectively leak info
And American citizens.
We need to make mail voting illegal so people can’t cheat
That's what she said.
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