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US Official Claims Pressure to Alter Homeland Security Intel

Associated Press

   An official at the Department of Homeland Security says he was
   pressured by agency leaders to suppress details in his intelligence
   reports that President Donald Trump might find objectionable, including
   intelligence on Russian interference in the election and the threat
   posed by white supremacists.

   Brian Murphy also says in a whistleblower complaint filed with the
   agency's inspector general that he was demoted from his position for
   refusing to do so. The former FBI agent and Marine Corps veteran had
   served as principal deputy undersecretary in the Office of Intelligence
   and Analysis.

     DEVELOPING: [1]@DHSgov whistleblower alleges top agency leaders
     -including [2]@DHS_Wolf- attempted to censor intel related to
     [3]#Russia interference in [4]#Election2020
     -- Jeff Seldin (@jseldin) [5]September 9, 2020

   A copy of the complaint was released Wednesday by Rep. Adam Schiff of
   the House Intelligence Committee. Schiff says he has asked Murphy to
   testify to Congress.

   DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The
   Associated Press.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   2. https://twitter.com/DHS_Wolf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   3. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Russia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   4. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Election2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
   5. https://twitter.com/jseldin/status/1303773387353919491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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