NEWSNATIONNOW (Catherine Herridge) - Directed energy attacks: Are intelligence officials ignoring danger?
Charles Kupperman was deputy national security advisor to President Trump in 2019.
NYTIMES (Julian E. Barnes and Dustin Volz) - Trump’s Spy Chief Spends Final Hours in Job Boasting of Mass Firings
Bill Pulte, the acting director of national intelligence, said he has terminated nearly a third of the officials in his office, but others doubt the figures are accurate.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - National Intelligence completes fifth round of layoffs, slashing 30% of staff, Pulte says
Pulte said the level of staffing at the agency is down 30% from where it was weeks ago, after several rounds of layoffs. Former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard laid off 500 people, which the office said at that point was 30% of its staff.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - GOP pressure mounts to prosecute, fire intel officials who hid election issues from Trump
The materials, posted on the White House website following a prime-time address, include assessments indicating that intelligence officials were aware of risks such as outdated software and potential compromises by adversaries like China.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Declassified documents show ‘shadow government’ in action to suppress China threat to elections
Newly released records detail how intelligence officials allegedly worked to conceal the extent of Chinese interference in the 2020 election.
NYTIMES (Julian E. Barnes and Dustin Volz) - Pulte Trims Spy Agency, but Spares Bulk of Staff for Now
Six intelligence officials were fired and nearly four dozen others were sent back to their home agencies elsewhere, former officials said.
JUSTTHENEWS (Jerry Dunleavy) - Hunter Biden defends laptop letter by ex-intel officials which falsely claimed Russian involvement
Hunter Biden is building a large online following, and is using his new platform to defend the intel officials who defended his dad — and him.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Biden laptop letter signed by Clapper and others a textbook deception scheme, ex-official says
The former intelligence officer under the Obama administration believes the letter signed by 51 intelligence officials – including National Intelligence Director James Clapper, former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former CIA Director John Brennan – itself bore the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation operation.
DAILYCALLER (Philip Lenczycki) - EXCLUSIVE: California Treasurer Has Long History Hobnobbing With Chinese Gov’t And CCP Intel Officials
'Elite capture'
NPR (The Associated Press) - CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro's grandson during a high-level visit to the island Thursday, Cuban and U.S. officials said.