Letter signed by seven Democratic members of the House Intelligence Committee asks the CIA director to ‘publicly correct’ an earlier statement affirming the CIA’s truthfulness

WASHINGTON — CIA Director Leon Panetta told Congress last month that senior CIA officials have concealed significant actions and misled lawmakers repeatedly since 2001, the chairman and other members of the House Intelligence Committee said in letters revealed Wednesday.

Seven Democratic members of the Intelligence Committee wrote to Panetta in late June and asked him to “publicly correct” his May 15 statement that it is not the “policy or practice of the agency to mislead Congress,” a copy of the letter obtained by FOX News shows. Read the rest of this entry »