Trump team fiercely denies ordering analyst to 'rethink' intelligence that undermined him

The White House is lashing out at a New York Times report that a top Trump appointee ordered a career analyst to “rethink” findings that undercut Donald Trump’s use of wartime powers to deport Venezuelan migrants.

A political appointee to Tulsi Gabbard, director of national intelligence, ordered senior analyst Michael Collins to redo a classified assessment surrounding the notorious Tren de Aragua gang and its ties to the Venezuelan government, according to the report. A previous intelligence...