The president was particularly angry that Rep. Adam Schiff was at the briefing, the New York Times reported.
... [+]Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images: President Donald Trump was angry at intelligence officials for telling House lawmakers Russia is already meddling in the 2020 election to help him win, theThursday, and his fury may have led to the ouster of acting director of national intelligence.
The classified briefing was delivered to lawmakers of both parties by Shelby Pierson, an aide to Joseph Maguire, the acting DNI chief, on February 13. Pierson said Russia was already interfering in the election and plans to meddle in the Democratic primaries as well as the general election on behalf of Trump, according to theShe also said that the Russians, in addition to assisting Trump, want to undermine confidence in U.S. election systems, according toThe contents of the meeting angered Republicans present, who pushed back against Pierson by saying Trump has been tough on Russia.
When Trump heard of the briefing, he berated Maguire for allowing it to take place, speculated Democrats could use the information against him and fixated on the fact that Rep. Adam Schiff was there, according to the: Maguire was passed over on Wednesday for the permanent DNI role in favor of Trump loyalist Richard Grenell.
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