The Dept of Homeland Security instructed career officials to modify intelligence assessments.<br />A whistleblower reports this was to suit Trump's downplaying Russia's interfering in the US.<br />Top political appointees in the department are accused of telling others to downplay serious issues.<br />Instead, they said to focus on gathering information related to activities being carried out by China and Iran.<br />The department also tried to alter a report to downplay the threat posed by White supremacists.<br />They instead emphasized the role of leftist groups due to concerns about how it made Trump feel.
