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Newer News: March 2020

February 2020

• Trump's Attempt To Delay Bolton Book Unlikely To Pass Muster With Courts, Experts Say by Andrew Feinberg, Beltway Breakfast, February 25. "President Trump is personally seeking to block publication of his former national security adviser's book by asserting that any conversation with him is by its very nature classified."
• ODNI says it cannot provide intelligence on murder of Jamal Khashoggi in unclassified format, February 20. "Consistent with the protection of sources and methods, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence cannot provide additional information."
• Former DIA Employee Henry K. Frese Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Information to Journalists, Justice Dept news release, February 20. (plea agreement, statement of facts)
• Trump says he might keep others from listening in on calls by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press, February 13. "The president requires the expertise and advice of his senior officials, and they require access to these calls in order to do their job," Aftergood said. "Secrecy here becomes self-defeating."
• A/DNI Releases FY 2021 Budget Request Figure for the National Intelligence Program, news release, February 11. "The Acting Director of National Intelligence (A/DNI) is disclosing the aggregate amount of $61.9 billion in requested appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2021 National Intelligence Program."
• Department of Defense Releases 2021 Military Intelligence Program Budget Request, news release, February 11. "The total, which includes both the base budget and Overseas Contingency Operations funding, is $23.1 billion."
• AP Fact Check: Ripping Up Copy of Trump's Speech Not Illegal, Associated Press, February 7. "There's no disputing that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caused quite a stir when she tore up her copy of President Donald Trump's State of the Union speech at the end of his address."

Older News: January 2020

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