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China ‘Sought to Influence’ 2020 US Election, Director of National Intelligence Assesses

Senior CIA officials pressured analysts to withdraw assessment

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) John Ratcliffe assessed that China interfered in the 2020 federal elections, according to a letter transmitted to Congress.
In the letter, Ratcliffe alleges that intelligence about China’s election interference was suppressed by management at the CIA, which pressured analysts to withdraw their support for the view.
Citing a report by the Intelligence Community’s analytic ombudsman Barry Zulauf, the director of national intelligence said that some analysts were reluctant to describe China’s actions as election interference because they disagreed with the policies of President Donald Trump.
The Washington Examiner published Ratcliffe’s letter and the ombudsman report on Jan. 17, 10 days after publishing an original report on the documents. The ODNI didn’t immediately respond to requests from The Epoch Times to authenticate the documents.

Based on all available sources of intelligence, with definitions consistently applied, and reached independent of political considerations or undue pressure—that the People’s Republic of China sought to influence the 2020 U.S. federal elections.

These analysts appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward because they tended to disagree with the Administration’s policies, saying in effect, I don’t want our intelligence used to support those policies.

Open Editorial

No matter what you think about Trump's policies, analysts working anywhere should report to their boss what they have found out regarding a potential enemy like China. Failing to comply with their duties should be equal to committing a heinous crime for fooling their boss into thinking the nation is safe and no such threat ever existed.

We can't ever forget several politicians were accusing China of meddling in US affairs, especially after the Swalwell-Fang scandal. Such unilateral decisions on behalf of the DNI allow foreign spies and agents to go under the radar with ease, meaning the only party favored here is the CCP. In case you still think I'm exaggerating here, recall the article on the Xinhua newspaper celebrating the Downfall of the United States. Forget about free elections in the (near) future, those traitors won't do anything to prevent any foreign agents from stealing them from you, the voter, the taxpayer. Plus they could simply use their beloved backchannel talks with the US government to impose their communist agenda. "Business as usual" Iran might say here.
Thus I do seriously recommend prosecuting John Ratcliffe and his "de facto spy cabinet" for high treason. Let's see if there's no ulterior motive behind their irresponsible reluctance.