House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks to reporters during a break in the testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland before a House Intelligence Committee hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstReuters
Politico: Schiff says acting DNI Grenell improperly overhauling intel community
Schiff said every Senate-appointed official in the DNI's hierarchy had been removed.
House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff accused President Donald Trump's top intelligence official Tuesday of undermining "critical intelligence functions" by keeping Congress in the dark about organizational changes he's been implementing.
"This effort appears to be proceeding despite the Coronavirus pandemic and amid indications ... of political interference in the production and dissemination of intelligence," Schiff wrote in a four-page letter to acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell.
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Update #1: Schiff asks acting intel chief for information on staff changes (CBS)
Update #2: Schiff demands that Grenell explain Trump's purge of inspectors general (Axios)
WNU Editor: House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff is still reacting to the surprised firing Of the inspector general of the US intelligence community Michael Atkinson last week when his letter to Rep. Adam Schiff was leaked (a letter that I am willing to bet was leaked by Adam Schiff's office) .... U.S. Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff Says President Trump Is Decapitating The Leadership Of The Intelligence Community' (April 6, 2020).
Update #3: The Acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell has responded to U.S. House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff .... Grenell hits back at Schiff, says he is 'politicizing' intel community by leaking to press (FOX News).
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This is a mistake on Schiff's part.
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