He is seeking to be reinstated in a complaint filed with the DHS Office of Inspector General. Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, released the complaint, which he said contained “grave and disturbing” allegations. A Homeland Security spokesman, Alexei Woltornist, said the department generally does not comment on referrals to the inspector general but denied Murphy’s allegations. ADVERTISEMENTHe said he made a number of reports on Russian disinformation efforts to senior DHS and administration officials between March 2018 and March 2020. In his complaint, he alleged that efforts to manipulate the intelligence he oversaw started under former Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 09, 2020 23:15 UTC