US intel chief warns Barr not to imperil national security by releasing classified documents
The United States intelligence chief has warned Attorney General William Barr not to release “highly-sensitive classified information” amid the Trump administration’s efforts to get to the origins of the so-called Russia probe.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats urged Barr to stick to the “long-established standards,” further vowing to “faithfully execute… mission of providing timely, apolitical intelligence to the president and policymakers.”
President Donald Trump has granted Barr new investigatory powers to make public classified documents related to the Justice Department’s inquiry in the wake of the outcome of the so-called Russia probe.
“Much like we have with other investigations and reviews, the Intelligence Community (IC) will provide the Department of Justice all of the appropriate information for its review of intelligence activities related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election,” Coats said in a statement. “As part of that process, I am confident that the Attorney General will work with the IC in accordance with the long-established standards to protect highly-sensitive classified information that, if publicly released, would put our national security at risk.”
The president has ordered his administration's intelligence agencies “to quickly and fully cooperate” with the attorney general, asserting that it is not a “payback” to allegations of collusion between him and Russian ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
“We're going to find out what happened and why it happened,” Trump told reporters outside the White House Thursday. “Let me just tell you: It's not payback; I don't care about payback. I think it's very important for our country to find out what happened.”
The Trump administration claims that US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report cleared the American head of state of wrongdoing and that there are no further questions to be answered.
This is while Democrats believe Trump has committed obstruction of justice with some calling for his impeachment.
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