Trump says he told new acting director of national intelligence to ‘declassify almost everything’
Trump said acting intelligence chief Bill Pulte can declassify almost everything as the White House weighs releasing thousands of records tied to 2020 election claims.
- President Donald Trump told acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte on Wednesday to "declassify almost everything" during his temporary tenure overseeing U.S. intelligence agencies.
- Pulte was appointed after Tulsi Gabbard stepped down to care for her husband, though his selection drew scrutiny on Capitol Hill because he lacks intelligence or military background.
- NBC News reported that a White House task force plans to declassify thousands of intelligence documents to bolster Trump's claims about the 2020 presidential election.
- Formal nominee Jay Clayton, currently U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, will undergo Senate confirmation while Pulte serves only in an interim capacity.
- Pulte will remain in the role for approximately one or two months, with Trump suggesting he will control the timing of disclosures: "You gotta ask him but I think that Bill will declassify, yes.
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WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his acting spy chief has wide permission to declassify records, including any tied to the 2020 election, even though his close ally is only at the intelligence helm for a short time. Trump appointed Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence last month, elevating a political loyalist with no national security experience at a time of war and global tensi…
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Trump Says He Told New Acting Intelligence Director to ‘Declassify Almost Everything’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he told his new acting intelligence director, Bill Pulte, to “declassify almost everything” before a permanent replacement to head the office is confirmed. “Bill is there just for a fairly short period of time. But while he’s there, I said you can declassify whatever you want,” Trump told reporters as he was heading to an event in North Dakota on July 1. “I think that Bill will declassify,” he said. The …
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