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November 13, 2017

Former Intelligence Chiefs Dispute Trump on Russia Election Meddling
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Former CIA Director John Brennan and former Director of National
Intelligence James Clapper have openly criticized President Trump after
he cast doubts on the intelligence community's findings about Russian
meddling in the 2016 election. During a conversation with reporters
aboard Air Force One, Trump said he believed Russian President Vladimir
Putin's denials and questioned the conclusions of the CIA and other U.S.
intelligence agencies. Trump said about Putin, "Every time he sees me,
he says, 'I didn't do that,' and I really believe that when he tells me
that, he means it." Trump went on to describe Brennan and Clapper as
political hacks. Trump later walked back his remarks, saying he accepts
the opinion of the U.S. intelligence agencies.


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