The news comes as reports suggest that Russia, China, and Iran are all attempting to interfere in the 2020 election.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has told the House and Senate Select Committees on Intelligence that it will no longer give in-person briefings about election security and foreign election interference.
The committees will still have access to written finished intelligence reports, but will not be able to question officials in-person about the reports.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff on Saturday called the cancellation of the election security briefings “shocking” and demanded the ODNI resume briefings.
BREAKING: A sr administration official tells CNN that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed the House/Senate Select Committees on Intelligence that ODNI will no longer be briefing them on election security issues in person — instead: written updates.
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 29, 2020
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