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Trump, CIA on collision course over Russia’s role in U.S. election
The seal of the CIA in the lobby of the agency’s headquarters in Virginia. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The simmering distrust between Donald Trump and U.S. intelligence agencies escalated into open antagonism Saturday after the president-elect mocked a CIA report that Russian operatives had intervened in the U.S. presidential election to help him win.
The growing tensions set up a potential showdown between Trump and the nation’s top intelligence officials during what some of those officials describe as the most complex threat environment in decades.
The Washington Post reported Friday that the Central Intelligence Agencyhad determined that Russia had intervened in the presidential election not just to make mischief but to boost Trump’s chances.
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