Tim Weiner: US intelligence agencies won't accept Trump's subversion without a fight - Jul. 19, 2018

Tim Weiner: US intelligence agencies won’t accept Trump’s subversion without a fight

Published July 19, 2018 at 4:45 pm

Rep. Mike Thompson (C) (D-CA) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol July 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Thompson and other members of the House Democratic caucus who are military veterans spoke out "against the president's summit with Putin where he denounced the intelligence community and suggested Russia did not interfere in the 2016 presidential election." Also pictured (L-R) are Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ruben Gallego (D-CA), and Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD).

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The foundations of American national security are under assault. The battle lines are drawn. On one side stand the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency. On the other: the commander-in-chief of the United States.

Donald Trump’s appalling performance in Helsinki was a subversive act. He rejected the conclusion of American intelligence that his election was aided by a hydra-headed act of political warfare controlled by the Kremlin. He did so with a wink and a smile for the smirking autocrat who led the attack.