US Intelligence Sharing Has Fractured Under Trump, Officials Say
The breakdown has reduced joint reports and briefings, leaving decision-makers with fewer shared assessments on Iran and other threats.
- On Tuesday, the Central Intelligence Agency stopped co-authoring assessments with the National Intelligence Council , reducing consolidated intelligence reports on critical global threats including Iran for U.S. decision-makers.
- Deep tensions and a multi-decade turf war between the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence caused this disruption, exacerbated by friction during former DNI Tulsi Gabbard's tenure.
- Analysts now fear political retaliation for writing assessments conflicting with the White House's views, leaving policymakers with an incomplete picture of threats echoing post-9/11 intelligence failures.
- CIA spokesperson Liz Lyons said the agency "participates fully" in the Presidential Daily Brief, while an ODNI official stated Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton has maintained assessment levels close to "historic trendlines."
- The administration weighs whether to resume strikes on Iran today following the midterm elections, amid persistent concerns about intelligence gaps and potential failures.
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US interdepartmental intelligence sharing fracturing under Trump administration, officials say
Former officials and outside experts said the disruptions risk leaving policymakers with an incomplete picture of threats facing the country, echoing failures exposed after the Sep. 11, 2001 attack.
US Intelligence Sharing On Iran, Other Threats Slowed Under Trump: Report
Former officials and outside experts said the disruptions risk leaving policymakers with an incomplete picture of threats facing the country, echoing intelligence failures exposed after the September 11, 2001, al Qaeda attacks.
The Economic Times
US intelligence sharing has fractured under Trump, officials say
US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats has slowed or temporarily stopped under President Donald Trump, raising concerns about gaps in policymakers' understanding of national security risks. Tensions between the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, staffing cuts and political interference have further weakened coordination across intelligence agencies.
OFFICIALS warn that infighting and political pressures under Trump have weakened intelligence sharing, making it harder to see global threats.
The Straits Times
CNBC-TV18US intelligence sharing has fractured under Trump, officials say
WASHINGTON, Nov 3 - US intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government has slowed and, in some cases, temporarily stopped during President Donald Trump's second term, according to eight current and former officials and people briefed on the matter. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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