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US Intelligence Chiefs Could Scrap Annual Public Hearing

Jeff Seldin

   There is a chance that for the first time in years, the U.S. public may
   not hear directly from top intelligence officials about the biggest and
   most pressing threats facing the nation.

   U.S. intelligence officials declined Thursday to rule out the
   possibility that the country's intelligence chiefs would forgo the
   public portion of the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment hearings,
   which focus on dangers ranging from terrorism to nuclear weapons to
   climate change and cyberspace.

   "We continue discussions with the [House and Senate
   Intelligence]committees about the timing and format of the Worldwide
   Threat Assessment hearings this year," a spokesperson for the Office of
   the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) told VOA.
   Word that U.S. intelligence agencies were seeking to avoid the public
   portion of the hearings was first reported by [1]Politico, which cited
   three sources familiar with the negotiations as saying intelligence
   officials did not want to be seen on camera, clashing with views
   espoused by President Donald Trump.

References

   1. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/01/15/intel-agencies-threats-hearing-trump-099494

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