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NEWS: Pelosi admonished top counterintel official Evanina during private briefing this a.m., accusing him of withholding info about Russia. Evanina ultimately acknowledged that Russia is trying to boost Trump’s reelection; Dems want him to say it publicly. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/nancy-pelosi-william-evanina-russia-meddling-389847
Asked for comment, an ODNI official said that "Unlike some, we don’t comment on the content of classified briefings," but said Evanina was “quite clear that the intel community will continue to update the American public ... on threats to the election and steps for mitigation.”
During the private briefing Evanina said he expected Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to reveal more about the Russians' activity during the Worldwide Threats hearing, but whether that hearing will even happen is still in doubt. https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/nancy-pelosi-william-evanina-russia-meddling-389847
. @ChrisMurphyCT, who has seen some of the intelligence surrounding the foreign election interference efforts, said more needs to be disclosed. "If the Russians are sending agents to the U.S. to interfere in the election...there’s no reason for not making that information public.”
