DNI Says Intelligence Will Not Meet Trump’s Dec. 18 Deadline to Report Foreign Threats During Election

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced late Wednesday that DNI John Ratcliffe has been notified by the intelligence community that they will not be meeting the Dec. 18 deadline set by a presidential executive order to report on foreign threats during the November election.

“This afternoon the DNI was notified by career intelligence officials that the Intelligence Community will not meet the December 18 deadline, set by Executive Order and Congress to submit the IC’s classified assessment on foreign threats to the 2020 U.S. elections,” Amanda Schoch, ODNI Director of Strategic Communications announced.

“The IC has received relevant reporting since the election and a number of agencies have not finished coordinating on the product. The DNI is committed to providing this report to our customers expeditiously.”

Trump’s executive order in 2018 states that the Director of National Intelligence shall deliver an assessment “of any information indicating that a foreign government, or any person acting as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign government, has acted with the intent or purpose of interfering in that election.”

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany previously said on Tuesday that she was not yet aware of any report issued by DNI John Ratcliffe’s office about such a matter.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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