Exclusive: IC report concluded "China analysts appeared hesitant to assess Chinese actions as undue influence" in 2020 election & "appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward" b/c they disagreed w/ Trump admin policies.
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Intelligence Community analytic ombudsman Barry Zulauf: "Given analytic differences in the way Russia and China analysts examined their targets, China analysts appeared hesitant to assess Chinese actions as undue influence or interference."
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IC ombudsman Barry Zulauf: "The analysts appeared reluctant to have their analysis on China brought forward because they tend to disagree with the administration’s policies, saying in effect, I don’t want our intelligence used to support those policies."
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Also: "Russia analysts assessed there was clear & credible evidence of Russian election influence activities. They said IC management slowing down or not wanting to take their analysis to customers, claiming that it was not well received, frustrated them."
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Ratcliffe: "I'm adding my voice in support of the stated minority view — based on all available sources of intel...& reached independent of political considerations...that the People’s Republic of China sought to influence the 2020 U.S. federal elections."
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So @dcexaminer obtained the DNI letter & IC ombudsman report on politicization, and the intel community's yet-classified assessment on foreign influence in 2020's election was submitted to Congress today. Ratcliffe is emphasizing China's influence efforts.
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A source familiar w/ how the 2020 ICA was compiled said the timing today was based partly on waiting til after electoral vote count by Congress so ppl like Powell, Lin Wood, & ultimately Trump wouldn't exploit the findings to try to overturn the election.
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UPDATE: The 3-page letter from DNI John Ratcliffe — Views on Intel Community Election Security Analysis — & the 14-page report from IC Analytic Ombudsman Barry Zulauf — Independent IC Analytic Ombudsman’s on Politicization of Intel — are now available here
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