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DHS watchdog says Trump's agency appears to have altered report on Russian interference in 2020 election in part because of politics
Priscilla Alvarez byline
Zachary Cohen
By Priscilla Alvarez and Zachary Cohen, CNN
Updated 8:12 PM ET, Tue May 3, 2022
Washington (CNN)Former President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security delayed and altered an intelligence report related to Russian interference in the 2020 election, making changes that "appear to be based in part on political considerations," according to a newly released watchdog report.
The April 26 Homeland Security inspector general's assessment provides a damning look at the way DHS' Office of Intelligence and Analysis dealt with intelligence related to Russia's efforts to interfere in the US, stating the department had deviated from its standard procedures in modifying assessments related to Moscow's targeting of the 2020 presidential election.
The conclusion that Trump's appointee appeared to have tried to downplay Russian meddling in a key intelligence report is the latest example of how his aides managed his aversion to any information about how Russia might be helping his election prospects. According to special counsel Robert Mueller's report, Trump officials tried to avoid the topic during meetings and at hearings, because he would become enraged and upset when Russian meddling came up.
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https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/donald-trump-russian-interference-election-politics/index.html

uponit7771
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(122,093 posts)underpants
(188,582 posts)Call me crazy but its just what Im feeling here.
2naSalit
(95,239 posts)That everything I suspected was actually happening.
LetMyPeopleVote
(158,089 posts)This is another big deal that just came down. Department of Homeland Security modified a report on Russian interference and delayed the report to help TFG in the 2020 election
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tanyev
(45,355 posts)must put fluffing Dear Leader at a much higher priority than giving people accurate information about an impending hurricane.