As part of his official duties as president, TRUMP received intelligence briefings
from high-level United States government officials, including briefings from the Director of the
Central Intelligence Agency, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, senior White House
officials, and a designated briefer. He regularly received a collection of classified intelligence
from the United States Intelligence Community (“USIC”) known as the “President’s Daily Brief.”
- The USIC’s mission was to collect, analyze, and deliver foreign intelligence and
counterintelligence information to America’s leaders, including the president, policymakers, law
enforcement, and the military, so they could make sound decisions to protect the United States.
The USIC consisted of United States executive branch departments and agencies responsible for
the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of national security. - After his presidency, TRUMP retained classified documents originated by, or
implicating the equities of, multiple USIC members and other executive branch departments and
agencies, including the following:
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a. The Central Intelligence Agency (“CIA”). CIA was responsible for
providing intelligence on foreign countries and global issues to the president
and other policymakers to help them make national security decisions.
b. The Department of Defense (“DoD”). DoD was responsible for providing
the military forces needed to deter war and ensure national security. Some
of the executive branch agencies comprising the USIC were within DoD.
c. The National Security Agency. The National Security Agency was a
combat support agency within DoD and a member of the USIC responsible
for foreign signals intelligence and cybersecurity. This included collecting,
processing, and disseminating to United States policymakers and military
leaders foreign intelligence derived from communications and information
systems; protecting national security systems; and enabling computer
network operations.
d. The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency. The National Geospatial
Intelligence Agency was a combat support agency within DoD responsible
for the exploitation and analysis of imagery, imagery intelligence, and
geospatial information in support of the national security objectives of the
United States and the geospatial intelligence requirements of DoD, the
Department of State, and other federal agencies.
e. The National Reconnaissance Office. The National Reconnaissance
Office was an agency within DoD responsible for developing, acquiring,
launching, and operating space-based surveillance and reconnaissance
systems that collected and delivered intelligence to enhance national
security.
f. The Department of Energy. The Department of Energy was responsible
for maintaining a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent to protect
national security, including ensuring the effectiveness of the United States
nuclear weapons stockpile without nuclear explosive testing.
The Department of State and Bureau of Intelligence and Research. The
Department of State was responsible for protecting and promoting United
States security, prosperity, and democratic values. Within the Department
of State, the Bureau of Intelligence and Research was a member of the USIC
and responsible for providing intelligence to inform diplomacy and support
United States diplomats.
