Report says US intelligence sharing slowed during Trump’s second term
Politics · First reported 3 Nov, 11:07 · Updated 11:55
US intelligence sharing with Congress and across federal agencies has slowed and at times temporarily stopped, according to officials cited in a report. The account describes reduced joint assessments and disruptions to congressional briefings, while officials and former officials raise concerns about their effects on decision-making.
- Officials said intelligence sharing on Iran and other global threats with Congress and across the federal government slowed, and in some cases temporarily stopped, during Donald Trump’s second term.
- The CIA stopped co-authoring assessments with the National Intelligence Council, and officials said the council’s assessment production slowed.
- The report says congressional intelligence briefings were interrupted on two occasions; it also says Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton later resumed briefings on election threats.
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- Eight current and former officials and people briefed on the matter.
- Agencies named in the assessment dispute
- The CIA and the National Intelligence Council.
- Congressional reporting interruptions
- Brief interruptions followed the June 2025 US intervention in Iran and the January 2026 capture of Nicolás Maduro.
- Election-threat briefings
- Clayton resumed congressional briefings after they had stopped during 2025.
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