A surge of public activism by former CIA personnel is one of the most unexpected developments of the Trump presidency, and it is accelerating. Two former CIA officers—both Democrats, both women, both liberal—were elected to Congress on November 6. Abigail Spanberger, former operations officer, was elected in Virginia’s 7th District. Elissa Slotkin, former analyst, won...
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Documents Show Obama’s CIA Intercepted Emails About Whistleblowers
The leftist Consortium News and the rightist Daily Caller are on the same page about the findings of the whistleblower investigation of Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa). This week Grassley obtained CIA documents that show Charles McCullough III, who served as the Intelligence Community’s watchdog, informed Congress in 2014 that “routine counterintelligence” enabled the CIA’s security division to read...
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Former CIA Officer Turned Candidate in Dead Heat for House Seat
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For Senatorial Women, the First Female CIA Director Is an Issue
CIA directors rarely figure in partisan political campaigns but Gina Haspel has become an issue in two U.S. Senate campaigns.
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Ex-CIA Chief Calls on Votes to ‘Reject Inflammatory Rhetoric’
Not since George H.W. Bush ran for president in 1980 has a former CIA director involved himself so deeply in U.S. electoral politics. “As the child of an immigrant, I will vote for candidates who believe in America living up to its values & remaining the world’s melting pot,” Brennan tweeted. Source: Ex-CIA chief: Vote...