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Whistleblower Claims Trump National Security Adviser Ordered Intel Reports Scrubbed Of Russia Warnings, Adviser Denies

Ashe Schow
Whistleblower Claims Trump National Security Adviser Ordered Intel Reports Scrubbed Of Russia Warnings, Adviser Denies
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Earlier this week, the former head of the intelligence branch within the Department of Homeland Security, Brian Murphy, filed a complaint alleging top officials at the Department wanted to alter intelligence briefings to remove findings on Russia and white supremacists.

Murphy alleged this was done to appease President Donald Trump. Murphy also alleged that acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf told him that national security adviser Robert O’Brien was the one who made the order. On Wednesday, O’Brien denied the allegations, the New York Post reported.

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