According to an MSNBC report, President Donald Trump's scheduled national address on Thursday at 21:00 Washington time will not focus on Iran as previously speculated, but rather on declassified intelligence documents concerning foreign interference in the 2020 US presidential election. The report says the acting director of national intelligence has been granted broad declassification authority and a White House team has collected thousands of documents in coordination with the FBI.
The Zioneer reported earlier this evening that Trump's Thursday speech was expected to focus on foreign interference, based on a report from MS NOW. The current MSNBC report corroborates that expectation and adds that the speech will not address Iran — contrary to earlier speculation. The White House confirmed the speech's timing at 21:00 Washington time (04:00 Friday Jerusalem) earlier in the evening. The report also details the intelligence documents involved, stating that the acting director of national intelligence has been granted broad declassification authority and a White House team has collected thousands of documents in coordination with the FBI.
3 developments
- DevelopingTrump to deliver national address Thursday at 21:00 Washington time
- DevelopingTrump begins remarks amid anticipation of Iran reference
- DevelopingTrump to receive Iran intelligence briefing at 19:00; White House source says US preparing for prolonged exchanges
- StrongTrump to hold press conference from NATO summit at 16:15 Jerusalem
Source and signal
- Internal intake