EXCLUSIVE: The 2020 Intelligence Community Assessment focused on foreign election influence will be delayed, Fox News has learned, amid a dispute among senior intelligence analysts over whether China sought to influence the election. Sources told Fox News that a number of senior intelligence analysts are "adamant" that China sought to influence the 2020 presidential election, while a number of others are downplaying China’s activities surrounding the election. In October, Ratcliffe and FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that Russia and Iran were attempting to influence the 2020 election. ODNI 'PRIMARILY CONCERNED' WITH CHINA, RUSSIA, IRAN AHEAD OF 2020 ELECTIONChina was not mentioned during that briefing. Biden, last month, announced his appointment of Avril Haines as nominee for director of national intelligence.

Source: Fox News December 16, 2020 23:15 UTC