Politicization problems exist in U.S. spy agency assessments on foreign influence in the 2020 U.S. election, including analysts who appeared to hold back information on Chinese meddling efforts because they disagreed with the Trump administration's policies, according to an intelligence community inspector.
Barry Zulauf, an analytic ombudsman and longtime intelligence official, issued a 14-page report obtained by the Washington Examiner to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday, revealing his investigation was “conducted in response to IC complaints regarding the election threat issue." In addition, he lamented the “polarized atmosphere has threatened to undermine the foundations of our Republic, penetrating even into the Intelligence Community.”
The intelligence community’s classified assessment on foreign influence in the 2020 election, which will not focus on claims of mail-in fraud or unfounded allegations of voting machines flipping millions of votes, was also submitted to Congress on Thursday. Expected in December, the assessment was delayed as senior intelligence officials clashed over the role played by China, and as director of national intelligence, John Ratcliffe sought to include more viewpoints in the final analysis.
“Given analytic differences in the way Russia and China analysts examined their targets, China analysts appeared hesitant to assess Chinese actions as undue influence or interference. The analysts appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward because they tend to disagree with the administration’s policies, saying in effect, I don’t want our intelligence used to support those policies,” Zulauf concluded, saying this behavior violated analytic standards requiring independence from political considerations.
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It's not just Chinese election influence we should be worried about; I caught a video post today talking about Chinese attempts to buy off ranchers in OK and TX, by offering two and three time the $$ the properties are worth. Same video went on to talk about Chinese attempts to buy a couple of Carribean islands so they can "build a military base" ON OUR FRONT DOOR STEP. Then of course, we have Canada's Trudeau offering "winter training" to Chinese troops - -AT OUR BACK DOOR! Anyone beginning to feel "surrounded" yet??
it is sad day in America
I suggest every American read The New American article on the election fraud that took place. It is comprehensive and irrefutable.
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I remember one of my Uncles telling my brother who was being bullied that "if you do not get down in the mud like your enemies you will endup being irrelevent." That is true also for our lilly livered Republicans which need to be gone.
Shirley, not lilly livered, complicit is the correct word. All but a few of the gop are deep state TRAITORS!!!!!
GEEE. Whats NEW ???
Heads must roll for sure. Trump made America great again but he forgot to dismantle the deep state and he forgot to ensure elections are fair & free of foreign influence.
He was getting bad advice. Needed people around him who were loyal. Hope he releases a lot of intel on these cruds.
Shirley, AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN AMEN!!!!! unfortunately President Trump surrounded himself with deep state TRAITORS who fooled him as to where their loyalties are and it isn't to the Constitution, We the People, and President Trump!!!!!