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Trump Orders Master Spy Target List; Intelligence Chiefs Object

7/1/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to compile a master list of foreign espionage targets.
Senior FBI and CIA counterintelligence officials have refused to agree on how the list would be created, maintained, or secured.
Acting director Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence background, leads the office, heightening concerns that the list could compromise long-running investigations and endanger protected assets.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to compile a master list of foreign espionage targets.
Senior FBI and CIA counterintelligence officials have refused to agree on how the list would be created, maintained, or secured.
Acting director Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence background, leads the office, heightening concerns that the list could compromise long-running investigations and endanger protected assets.