New in SpyWeek: Trump's Not So Civil War with Obama's CIA, FBI and DoJ

Key targets of Tulsi Gabbard's attack on the CIA-led 2017 report on Russian election interference fired back this week as purges of suspect CIA, ODNI, FBI, and DoJ officials and agents continued

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Attorney General Pam Bondi has formed a “strike force” to assess the declassified evidence that Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard released regarding the Obama administration‘s role in Russian election interference claims during the 2016 presidential election. (CNN)

Sylvester Ghosted: A celebrated head of CIA clandestine operations, Tom Sylvester, who has been described as one of the most gifted intelligence officers of his generation, was slated to head up London Station as a kind of parting gift after decades of outstanding service—until somebody in Trumpworld got wind of his staunch support for Ukraine and NATO.  “Mr. Sylvester’s appointment was pulled after Foreign Policy magazine published excepts from a new book, “The Mission,” that included quotes from him,” the New York Times reported last Monday. “He was quoted talking about the importance of intelligence sharing with Ukraine beginning in 2014 and the agency’s efforts to cement partnerships with European allies.“  CIA Director John Ratcliffe pulled Sylvester’s ticket to London, perhaps the agency's most important station and one typically headed by a highly regarded veteran officer, in favor of “a younger CIA officer who is aligned with the agency’s new, more aggressive approach on recruiting sources and running clandestine operations,” said one official, probably from  the agency’s public relations office. Sylvester, highly skilled as an agent recruiter, will instead retire, the Times said.