Dr. John Gentry, who worked for the CIA for 12 years, told Fox News Digital, “My guess is that the proverbial deep state within the intelligence community will reemerge because presumably a Republican candidate will again be seen as a threat to the internal policies that many intelligence people like.” Gentry referenced an effort by the U.S. intelligence community (IC) to impact the outcome of the 2020 election. A month before the election, The New York Post published a story about salacious information contained on a laptop owned by Biden’s son. In a scheme to discredit the report, 51 former intelligence officials signed onto a letter stating that the contents of the laptop had "all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation." The laptop’s contents, which have been confirmed to be real and not Russian disinformation, may have helped former President Donald Trump win that year. The IC mobilized and worked in conjunction with social media companies and corporate news media outlets to help Biden’s campaign. Former CIA Director John Brennan, a signatory to the letter, recently admitted the effort was political. Those officials also refuse to apologize for the election interference. Gentry told Fox News Digital that an unnamed source told him “in no uncertain terms” that the letter was put out “explicitly” with the “intent to help the Biden campaign,” adding that there are signs members of the IC will attempt to affect the 2024 election. "I long have thought we are likely to again see former intelligence officers be politically active against Trump or whomever the Republican presidential candidate is next year, and I expect leaking to resume," Gentry said. "The activities of ‘formers’ have resumed already, a bit before I expected." Gentry said that many individuals “have compromised their credibility by actions such as the 'Laptop 51' letter." He also told the outlet that the introduction of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies at intelligence agencies have politicized the IC. "It was an effort half a century ago to get more women and minorities into the intelligence community," Gentry said. "This was done under the rubric of affirmative action. It gradually became more of a policy through the Clinton administration. But it took a significant step forward, or not, depending on your perspective, when President Obama signed an executive order designed to improve diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce."A former CIA intelligence analyst is warning that the intelligence community will likely try to interfere in the 2024 election to benefit President Joe Biden’s campaign.
