Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following statement in response to revelations that the Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire is being removed after Congress was recently presented with evidence of Russian meddling in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election in support of the President:
“The President
has been in denial about foreign election interference for three years
because his ego cannot accept that Russia interfered on his behalf. From
joking about foreign interference with Putin
to today installing an unqualified crony who belittles the threat of
election interference as Acting DNI, the President puts ego above
country. By firing Acting DNI Maguire because his staff provided the
candid conclusions of the Intelligence Community to
Congress regarding Russian meddling in the 2020 Presidential election,
the President is not only refusing to defend against foreign
interference, he’s inviting it.
“This behavior is
even more disturbing in light of his actions earlier in the week - from
commuting the sentence for an official who tried to sell a Senate seat
to pardoning a major political contributor
to verbally absolving a political crony who lied to Congress - the
President had made clear that he holds no regard for the rule of law or
our system of government. It is frightening. Americans deserve better.”
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