Trump says acting DNI Pulte can declassify records including 2020 election materials.
President Trump told reporters that acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has broad authority to declassify records, including those related to the 2020 election. Pulte, who also leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is serving temporarily while nominee Jay Clayton awaits confirmation. Trump said Clayton's hearing would occur in two weeks.
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5 outlets covered it, splitting into 5 framing camps across 3 bias groups.
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Jerusalem Post
Politico
Washington Examiner
The Hill
Reuters
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Politico
Pulte to be acting DNI for 'a month or two' and can 'declassify almost everything,' Trump says
Pulte's temporary tenure and declassification power · negative
Washington Examiner
Jay Clayton confirmation hearing rescheduled for mid-July
confirmation process timeline · neutral
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- Reutersfirst
- Politico+36 min
- The Hill+8.0 h
- Washington Examiner+8.0 h
- Jerusalem Post+15.5 h
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The split, in one line
The right focuses on Clayton's rescheduled hearing and Senate timeline. The left and mainstream outlets highlight Pulte's declassification power over 2020 election records and his lack of intelligence experience.
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“Trump says acting spy chief can declassify 2020 election records” · Jerusalem Post, Politico, The Hill, Reuters
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PPolitico Pulte to be acting DNI for 'a month or two' and can 'declassify almost everything,' Trump says 72d ago HThe Hill Trump says he told Pulte to 'declassify almost everything' while DNI 72d ago RReuters Trump says his acting spy chief is free to declassify records, including on the 2020 election 72d ago 9 tracked claims across 5 outlets
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Pulte has moved to cut hundreds of intelligence jobs at ODNI.
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