众议院议长南希·佩洛西(Nancy Pelosi)表示，弗拉基米尔·普京(Vladimir Putin)不应决定美国大选，并指责美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)寻求“消除对我们民主完整性的威胁”，此前有报道称，众议院议员听取了据称俄罗斯试图干预2020年大选的简报。
这位加州民主党人还表示，特朗普正在努力“将我们的英特尔社区政治化”，此前有报道称，在简报会结束后，特朗普试图取代他的代理国家情报总监。
据报道纽约时报和华盛顿邮报周四，情报官员告诉众议院议员，俄罗斯试图干涉2020年的竞选活动，以让特朗普连任总统。
据报道，2月13日的简报是由国家情报局代理局长约瑟夫·马奎尔的助手谢尔比·皮尔森(Shelby Pierson)发布的，特朗普现在将接替美国驻德国大使理查德·格内尔(Richard Grenell)。
2020年2月13日，南希·佩洛西在DC国会大厦的每周新闻发布会上发言。
根据张贴特朗普对情报简报感到“愤怒”，他认为这份简报是专门给众议院情报委员会主席亚当·希夫的——这导致人们猜测，这份简报妨碍了马奎尔成为国家情报局常任局长的机会。
在撰写本报告时，没有任何证据证实情报界关于俄罗斯干涉2020年选举的报道。
在一条回应倍周四发表的一篇报道中，众议院议长佩洛西说:“美国选民应该决定美国的选举，而不是弗拉基米尔·普京。
“所有国会议员都应该谴责据报道总统试图消除对我们民主完整性的威胁&将我们的英特尔社区政治化。”
众议员希夫，特朗普弹劾案的首席检察官，也参与了倍昨晚的一篇报道中写道:“我们指望情报部门向国会通报任何外国干涉我们选举的威胁。如果报道属实，而总统正在干预，他又一次危及我们阻止外国干涉的努力。”
新闻周刊已经联系了白宫和国家情报局局长办公室征求意见，并将更新这篇文章，并给出任何回复。
据报道，特朗普总统的盟友在情报简报会上质疑俄罗斯干涉2020年大选的说法，并想知道为什么普京会站在总司令一边，而犹他州的共和党众议员克里斯·斯图尔特(Chris Stewart)则没有提到这一点倍特朗普对俄罗斯在欧洲的天然气管道实施了制裁。
新的国家情报局代理局长格雷诺耶已经看到了他担任这个角色的资格怀疑自从担任这个角色以来。
作为对他是否会永久成为最高行政情报官员的猜测的回应，格雷诺耶在周四发推特说:“没错。表演。总统将很快宣布提名人(不是我)
PELOSI SAYS PUTIN SHOULDN'T DECIDE U.S. ELECTION AFTER REPORTS OF RUSSIAN EFFORTS TO GET TRUMP RE-ELECTED
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Vladimir Putin should not decide American elections and accused President Donald Trump of seeking to "dismiss threats to the integrity of our democracy" after it was reported that House lawmakers were briefed on alleged Russian efforts to interfere in the 2020 election.
The California Democrat also said Trump was making efforts to "politicize our intel community" after it was reported that he sought to replace his acting director of national intelligence in the wake of the briefing.
It was reported by The New York Times and The Washington Post on Thursday that intelligence officials told House lawmakers that Russia was seeking to interfere in the 2020 campaign to get President Trump re-elected.
The February 13 briefing was reportedly delivered by Shelby Pierson, an aide to Acting Director of National Intelligence Joseph Maguire, who Trump is now replacing with Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany.
Nancy Pelosi speaks during her weekly news conference February 13, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
According to the Post, Trump was "furious" about the intelligence briefing that he believed was given solely to House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff—leading to speculation that the presentation hampered Maguire's chance of becoming the permanent director of national intelligence.
No evidence confirming the intelligence community's reported claim about Russian interference in the 2020 election has been published at the time of writing.
In a tweet reacting to the Times story published on Thursday, House Speaker Pelosi said: "American voters should decide American elections — not Vladimir Putin.
"All Members of Congress should condemn the President's reported efforts to dismiss threats to the integrity of our democracy & to politicize our intel community."
Rep. Schiff, the lead prosecutor at Trump's impeachment trial, also weighed in on the Times report last night, tweeting: "We count on the intelligence community to inform Congress of any threat of foreign interference in our elections. If reports are true and the President is interfering with that, he is again jeopardizing our efforts to stop foreign meddling."
Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for comment and will update this article with any response.
President Trump's allies at the intelligence briefing reportedly questioned claims of Russian interference in the 2020 race, and wondered why Putin would want to come down on the side of the commander-in-chief, with GOP Rep. Chris Stewart of Utah noting to the Timesthat Trump had levied sanctions against a Russian gas pipeline in Europe.
New Acting Director of National Intelligence Grenell has seen his qualifications for the role questioned since taking up the role.
Responding to speculation over whether or not he would become the top administration intelligence official on a permanent basis, Grenell tweeted on Thursday: "Correct. Acting. The President will announce the Nominee (not me) sometime soon."
