The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said it has received "requests from Members of Congress, several electors of the Electoral College and the general public for additional information on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election." | Getty Top spy office: Intel agencies will not brief Electoral College members on alleged Russian interference

Spy agencies will not brief members of the Electoral College on alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential race before the Dec. 19 vote, despite pleas from 70 electors, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence indicated today.

"Recently, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has received requests from Members of Congress, several electors of the Electoral College and the general public for additional information on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election," the office said in a statement.


President Barack Obama has ordered a "deep dive" on that alleged Russian interference that will be completed before he leaves office on Jan. 20.

"Once the review is complete in the coming weeks, the intelligence community stands ready to brief Congress and will make those findings available to the public consistent with protecting intelligence sources and methods," the DNI statement reads.

Although the statement didn't directly say a briefing for electors was out of the question, a U.S. official told POLITICO the statement was a signal that spy agencies had closed the door to the possibility.

One Republican and 69 Democratic electors have repeatedly called for a briefing. They have cited concerns over close ties between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the camp of President-elect Donald Trump.

“Separate from Mr. Trump’s own denials of Russian involvement in the election, the confirmed communication between Trump’s aides and those associated with the Russian election interference activity raise serious concerns that must be addressed before we cast our votes,” the electors argued in a letter, which was addressed to the Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes has already complained about the intelligence community not briefing his panel when requested.

Josh Gerstein contributed to this story.