US EditionTrump Appointee Pressed Analyst to Redo Intelligence on Venezuelan Gang
- In late February 2025, the National Intelligence Council produced an assessment concluding that Venezuela's government probably did not control the Tren de Aragua gang's U.S. Activities.
- This analysis followed a White House request amid Trump's claim that Venezuela directed the gang, while the FBI partly dissented based on less credible information.
- Joe Kent, acting chief of staff to DNI Tulsi Gabbard, emailed senior analyst Collins to 'rethink' the original findings, leading the council to reaffirm the assessment on April 7 after reviewing agency evidence.
- The April 7 memo indicated that the Venezuelan government likely lacks an official policy to collaborate with TDA and is not involved in orchestrating TDA’s activities or presence within the United States, although the FBI partially disagreed with this conclusion.
- Following Trump's deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act to El Salvador and court challenges, the memo's findings created legal and political difficulties, and officials internally debated the intervention's motives.
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Gabbard aide pressed analyst to redo intel on Venezuela gang | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> A top adviser to the director of national intelligence ordered a senior analyst to redo an assessment of the relationship between Venezuela’s government and a gang after intelligence findings undercut the White House’s justification for deporting migrants, according to officials.
Trump appointee pressed analyst to redo intelligence on Venezuelan gang - The Boston Globe
A top adviser to the director of national intelligence ordered a senior analyst to redo an assessment of the relationship between Venezuela's government and a gang after intelligence findings undercut the White House's justification for deporting migrants, according to officials.
Trump appointee pressed analyst to redo intelligence on Venezuelan gang - West Hawaii Today
A top adviser to the director of national intelligence ordered a senior analyst to redo an assessment of the relationship between Venezuela’s government and a gang after intelligence findings undercut the White House’s justification for deporting migrants, according to officials.
Trump team fiercely denies ordering analyst to 'rethink' intelligence that undermined him
The White House is lashing out at a New York Times report that a top Trump appointee ordered a career analyst to “rethink” findings that undercut Donald Trump’s use of wartime powers to deport Venezuelan migrants.A political appointee to Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, ordered senior analyst Michael Collins to redo a classified assessment surrounding the notorious Tren de Aragua gang and its ties to the Venezuelan government, a…
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