Gabbard 'using her bully pulpit to weaponize intelligence': Ex-CIA official

Intelligence Community Credibility - The intelligence community's credibility is paramount, serving as the "coin of the realm" [9] - The director of national intelligence is potentially damaging trust with foreign counterparts and the American people [9] - Actions could cause generational damage to intelligence sharing with other countries and faith from the American people [11] Claims Analysis - Claims made by the director of national intelligence are described as "rhetorical slight of hand," conflating hacking with influencing [3][4] - Hacking is defined as altering vote tallies or voter roles, while influencing involves propaganda and social media [3][4] - The director of national intelligence is accused of engaging in partisan politics and weaponizing intelligence [4] Contradictory Statements - Statements from other officials contradict the claims made by the director of national intelligence [5][6] - Officials stated that Russia interfered in elections [6][8] - The Trump administration in 2020 said that Russia was attempting to denigrate Joe Biden and to help Donald Trump [8]