A new complaint alleges a staggering array of wrongdoing, including deceptions perpetrated on the American people
Murphy’s complaint alleges a staggering array of wrongdoing, including perjury and illegal retaliation, not to mention deceptions perpetrated on the American people. A former active-duty Marine and FBI agent, Murphy says he was demoted from his position as the top intelligence official at DHS and an adviser to the Homeland Security secretary as retribution for speaking out against the alleged wrongdoing described in his complaint.Rep.
, as well as include information on the prominence of violent ‘left-wing’ groups.” Murphy declined to make the changes, writing in his complaint that doing so “would constitute censorship of analysis and the improper administration of an intelligence program.” on the threat of Russian interference in the United States.” Instead, Murphy alleges, Wolf instructed him to report on possible interference by China and Iran. These instructions, Murphy states, came straight from the top — namely, White House National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien.
In September 2018, David Glawe, the undersecretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence, testified before Congress and confirmed that Russia had interfered in the 2016 elections. This was not a shocking statement: By that point, U.S. intelligence agencies, congressional investigations, cybersecurity experts, and news organizations had reported on the multifaceted effort by the Russian government and its allies to disrupt the ’16 campaign.
Last December, Murphy attended a meeting with Cuccinelli to talk about intelligence reports regarding three Central American countries: Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. The reports, Murphy writes, were “designed to help asylum officers render better determinations regarding their legal standards.”
Murphy alleges that on at least two occasions he was instructed by aides to then-DHS Sec. Kirstjen Nielsen to manipulate the available intelligence about possible terrorists entering the U.S. via the border with Mexico.“ensure the intelligence assessments he produced for Secretary Nielsen’s review
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