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Senators Press IG Nominees on Independence After ODNI Personnel Move
Summary
At a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing, nominees for intelligence inspector general posts pledged independence as senators raised concerns about an ODNI appointment placed inside the IG office and the firing of an IG counsel.
Nominees for inspector general posts at the intelligence community and the Central Intelligence Agency told the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 1 that they would protect the independence of their offices after senators raised concerns about a recent Office of the Director of National Intelligence personnel placement and termination.
The warning came as Senator Mark Warner, vice chairman of the committee, criticized recent actions he said had ‘‘shaded intelligence to support a political narrative’’ and warned that "politicized intelligence . . . puts American lives at risk." Warner also cited reports that a top political appointee at the ODNI pressured career analysts to alter an assessment "to ensure that it wouldn't be, 'used against the DNI or POTUS.'"
The committee focused extensive questioning on…
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