Overview

• An April addendum instructed NSA personnel to recall the report while stating it was accurate and compliant with agency policy.
• A senior intelligence official said the withdrawal aimed to protect civil liberties because the document made a person’s identity obvious, though the substance concerned diplomatic work.
• One U.S. official called the recall highly unusual, while another senior official described it as an administrative edit and said the report remains accessible to the intelligence community.
• The report documented Richard Grenell’s conversations with Nicolás Maduro and, per the New York Times, described talks linked to a potential Chevron-for-hostages arrangement.
• A senior official said the White House recently reduced distribution of Venezuela-related intelligence reporting.