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February 21, 2020

Trump Lashed at Intel Chief over Warning of Russian Meddling in 2020 Election
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The Washington Post and New York Times are reporting that a top
intelligence official told members of Congress last week that Russia is
actively meddling in the 2020 election in an effort to get President
Trump re-elected. The briefing to the House Intelligence Committee by
Shelby Pierson - the intelligence community's election threats executive
- reportedly enraged Trump, who called Pierson's boss, acting Director
of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, to the Oval Office for an angry
meeting. Yesterday Trump announced he's replacing Maguire with Richard
Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, who will serve as Trump's new
acting DNI. Last March, special counsel Robert Mueller's long-awaited
report concluded the Trump campaign did not collude with Russia to win
the 2016 election.


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