Guardian Reveals US Intelligence Recorded Sensitive Call Involving Trump Associate

The Guardian has disclosed that the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) identified and recorded an unusual phone conversation last spring between an individual close to Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, and a person connected to a foreign intelligence service. According to the report, the content of this call was passed on to Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence. Insiders say that contrary to usual procedure, Haines did not authorize widespread dissemination of this highly classified information within intelligence agencies. The report adds that Haines directly provided a copy of the call to Susie Wiles, the White House Chief of Staff, and after meeting with her, ordered that the intelligence report related to this call not be made public. Meanwhile, The Wall Street Journal, citing informed sources, notes that any official legal pursuit regarding this case could have serious repercussions for the national security of the United States—a factor that has heightened the sensitivity around this conversation and how it has been handled.