Ousted CIA officer Julia Curlee warns White House politics
By The BriefBrief
Julia Curlee, a transgender CIA officer fired in early Trump’s second term, says White House politics are undermining U.S. intelligence. She discusses her nearly 20 years of service and her targeting as a transgender woman in an essay for The Atlantic titled “The wrong kind of American.”
WHO:Julia Curlee
WHAT:Curlee warns that White House politics are undermining U.S. intelligence
WHEN:Reported Aug 20, 2026 at 6:40 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:Curlee is reacting to her firing from the CIA and to what she describes as White House politics undermining U.S. intelligence.
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