US interdepartmental intelligence sharing fracturing under Trump administration, officials say
Former officials and outside experts said the disruptions risk leaving policymakers with an incomplete picture of threats facing the country, echoing failures exposed after the Sep. 11, 2001 attack.
US intelligence sharing among departments and Congress slowed during Donald Trump's second term, officials report. This breakdown has left policymakers with an incomplete view of threats, similar to intelligence failures following the 9/11 attacks. The slowdown occurred amid tensions between former Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's office and the CIA.
The CIA ceased co-authoring assessments with the National Intelligence Council, reducing reports that synthesize intelligence community views for decision-makers. Lawmakers and staff also stopped receiving intelligence reports from Gabbard's office after military interventions in Iran and the capture of a Venezuelan official. These disruptions have persisted despite tensions between the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence subsiding since Gabbard's resignation.
The White House did not deny the issues, attributing them to cuts made to national security agencies during Trump's tenure. Some former officials are now forming bipartisan plans to rebuild the intelligence community for the next administration.
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