Source: Intelligence will not report on electoral security 3:05
(CNN) - The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has informed the House and Senate Select Intelligence Committees that it will no longer provide information on electoral security issues, a senior administration official told CNN. It will provide written updates, the official said.
The official added that other agencies that support electoral security, including the Department of Justice, the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, intend to continue reporting to Congress.
CNN has reached out to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and committee officials for comment.
Bill Evanina, America's top counterintelligence official, had been tasked with briefing relevant stakeholders, including intelligence committees, on current threats to electoral security, but news on Saturday indicates that he will no longer lead those discussions. on Capitol Hill.
Earlier this month, Evanina issued an unprecedented statement saying that China "prefers" an outcome in which President Donald Trump is not re-elected in November and that Russia is working to "denigrate" the US White House bid. former Vice President Joe Biden.
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