Within minutes of one of those briefings ending, a number of members of Congress went to a number of different outlets and leaked classified information for political purposes, to create a narrative that simply isnt true, that somehow Russia is a greater national security threat than China.

Director Ratcliffe

I dont mean to minimize Russia. They are a serious national security threat, but day in, day out, the threats that we face from China are significantly greater, anyone who says otherwise is just politicizing intelligence for their own narrative.

Director Ratcliffe