The National Security Agency withheld information from the President of the United States in the fall of 2020.
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Bannon`s War RoomJul 27, 2026
The claim is the post's own allegation, and the sources only show that Trump made similar claims in a July 2026 address that CIA and NSA reports were kept out of the presidential briefing.
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… Garland Favreta, the floor is yours. Well, exactly right, Steve. So, so this is just one example, which is very clear. Another one, which we want to report on in our next press release, is the NSA withholding this information from the President of the United States in the fall of 2020. Another huge example to describe what you're saying, but, and as you said, there's multiple intelligence agencies involved. There were a couple of true career patriots who were trying to get this information to the President. They were mostly in DNI. …
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Context. A July 2026 report says Trump accused CIA and NSA of keeping China election-targeting reports out of his presidential daily briefing, which he described as happening during 2020.[4][5]
Context. Another report says Trump claimed 'rogue bureaucrats' massaged the presidential daily briefing to withhold Chinese election activity, but it does not independently verify the withholding.[6]
Context. A 2020 Reuters report says CIA and NSA chiefs opposed sharing unverified Russian intelligence with Senator Graham, which is a different matter from withholding information from the President.[1]
Context. The sources contain no fact-check or authoritative finding that examined whether the NSA withheld information from the President in fall 2020, so there is no directional evidence either way.[2][3][6]
Sources
6 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 3 not rated
- 1CIA, NSA chiefs opposed release of unverified Russia intelligence to Republican lawmakerreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Fact Checks Archivesnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3United States - Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Trump alleges vast conspiracy to commit and cover up election fraud voter filesyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Trump accuses US intelligence of hiding China election interferencenewsukraine.rbc.ua · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Trump claims ‘deep state plot' covered up efforts by China to ‘undermine' the 2020 election that he lostnz.news.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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