Trump says he directed Pulte to ‘declassify whatever you want’

Published July 1, 2026 10:32am ET | Updated July 1, 2026 10:39am ET



Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte may be the country’s spy chief for a short time, but he is poised to make an impact, with President Donald Trump telling reporters Pulte could “declassify almost everything.”

“Bill is there just for a fairly short period of time, but while he’s there, I said, ‘You could declassify whatever you want,'” Trump told reporters on Wednesday. “I think Bill will declassify.”

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