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Donald Trump’s war on US intelligence

Hosted by Warren Olney Jan. 05, 2017 National

Donald Trump, his aides and many supporters have said that US Intelligence agencies have not produced enough evidence to convince them that Russia tried to influence the US election. Is Trump onto something American spies don't know, or is he concerned that reports of Russian influence will de-legitimize his election?

Photo: Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr. takes his seat to testify before a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Foreign Cyber Threats to the United States, January 5, 2017. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters)

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Credits

Host:
Warren Olney

Producers:
Andrea Brody, Jenny Hamel, Elizabeth Segal