CBS: Whistleblower says top DHS officials tried to stifle intel reports on Russian interference
A senior Department of Homeland Security official alleges he was retaliated against after refusing to stand down on reporting Russia's attempts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election, according to a complaint released Wednesday by the House Intelligence Committee.
Brian Murphy, who was principal deputy under secretary in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at DHS before his alleged demotion, says in a whistleblower complaint that he was instructed by then-Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf to withhold an intelligence notification on Russian activities because it "made the president look bad."
Murphy objected, the complaint says, telling Wolf "it was improper to hold a vetted intelligence product for reasons for political embarrassment." He claims he was subsequently excluded by Wolf from meetings on the subject and that the draft was ultimately edited in a "misleading" way in order to "place the actions of Russia on par with those of Iran and China," which, Murphy says, is "inconsistent with the actual intelligence data." The draft with the revised analysis was then leaked to the media, according to the complaint.
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WNU Editor: The official who launched the complaint was recently demoted because of this .... In August, Murphy was reassigned amid reporting that his office compiled "intelligence reports" about journalists and protesters in Portland, Oregon. In this context, one has to wonder if this is a case of "trying to get even". In the meantime White House officials are denying his accusations .... National security adviser Robert O’Brien denies claim he ordered that intel report be altered (NYPost).
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DHS whistleblower says he was demoted for refusing to alter reports on Russian election interference, white supremacist threats
Brian Murphy also says he was pressured by Department of Homeland Security leaders to make his intelligence reports reflect the priorities of the Trump administration.
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Maybe the public should not be entitled any reports at all.
That's a good way to run a democracy!
Brian Murphy should have been compiling reports on so called journalists in Portland, activists and other asshole Democrats.
Me, I am not worried about Russia so much as China. Democrats are still getting their palms greased by China and so see no problems.
My my. Schiff is again on his flying carpet of virtue with this article.
Anon@3:28
Democracy and intelligence has nothing in common.
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