Washington, Dec 5(UNI) A former senior intelligence official familiar with intelligence transition discussions between administrations told on Saturday, that the Trump administration prevented President-elect Joe Biden's transition team from meeting with its counterparts at Pentagon intelligence agencies this week.
This means that the Biden's team is yet to meet with officials from the military intelligence agencies within the Defense Department -- including the Defense Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency -- even as all other meetings by Biden review teams appear to be taking place smoothly now after weeks of delay, CNN said in a report.
However, the Pentagon denied any effort to stymie the President-elect's team. A senior defense official told CNN that briefings had taken place on Friday for transition officials on military matters, including senior-level policy and international security issues, but not on intelligence.