A poll worker wearing an American flag themed protective mask waits to sanitize a voting booth at a polling location in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Voters face the possibility of long lines after counties were expected to open fewer than 200 polling locations instead of 3,700 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will no longer offer in-person briefings to congressional intelligence committees about election security and foreign election interference, according to a congressional official briefed on the matter.
The decision to halt in-person briefings on foreign election interference stemmed in part from concerns over leaks, a DNI official told NBC News.
Although the committees will still have access to classified written intelligence reports, the elimination of in-person briefings means committee members will not be able to question officials about the nuances and meanings behind the written product.
The unprecedented move comes just weeks before the Nov. 3 presidential election.
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