Deep State Election Interference Spin Studied in Spy School

The media dismisses concerns about spun intel. But spy schools throughout the globe have adapted their curriculums to respond to this very issue.

August 21, 2026 11:55 AM ET As evidence piles up of American spies spinning intel about foreign election interference because of their feelings about President Donald Trump, spy schools around the world now use the scandal as a textbook case of politicized intelligence.Tradecraft classes in Italy, Canada, Israel and ot