In the past few days Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe has made headlines by referring evidence of alleged wrongdoing by former CIA Director John Brennan to the FBI for possible prosecution. According to the Washington Times as of late July Ratcliffe submitted documentation suggesting there was a conspiracy involving Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey related to their handling of intelligence concerning Russian interference in the 2016 election. This evidence centers on the inclusion of the now-discredited Steele dossier in intelligence assessments, with Ratcliffe stating that the decision to include it in official reports compromised the integrity of the analysis and was the result of a politically charged environment at the top levels of the intelligence community. The referral is now a key component of fresh FBI criminal investigations into Brennan and Comey focused on potential perjury before Congress and other alleged misconduct during the Trump Russia probe.This action follows the recent release of a declassified report that indicates Brennan exerted pressure on officials to include information he knew to be based on unsubstantiated internet rumors. That committee report, which was not made public until now because of changes in House leadership, asserts that the intelligence community assessment in early 2017 was crafted by a select group of analysts under directives from then President Obama and senior agency leaders, bypassing the usual coordination and review processes.John Ratcliffe has also been involved in broader intelligence community initiatives. One notable event in the last week was the joint release of roughly 230000 files related to the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Intelligence community leaders including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Director Ratcliffe worked together with the Department of Justice and the National Archives to declassify and publish these historic records in response to directives from President Trump. These files are now publicly accessible and include significant details about the federal investigation at the time.Meanwhile, some commentators such as former National Security Adviser John Bolton have criticized ongoing allegations from Ratcliffe and his allies, suggesting they are politically motivated attempts to discredit intelligence community veterans. Opinions in major outlets emphasize that the internal CIA review commissioned under Ratcliffe stopped short of supporting certain claims pushed by other officials but did spotlight lapses in traditional analytic rigor within past high level assessments.Thank you for tuning in and do not forget to subscribe. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot aiFor more http://www.quietplease.aiGet the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOtaThis content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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