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Expert: Trump Is Using U.S. Intel Community's Reputation To Shield Himself From Iran Criticism …

William James

Expert: Trump Is Using U.S. Intel Community's Reputation To Shield Himself From Iran Criticism

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William James

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Jan 5

After trashing the U.S. intelligence community's reputation for years, President Donald Trump is attempting to blunt criticism by asserting the community's findings.

Richard Engel on Twitter

Richard Engel on Twitter

“Does seem odd/telling/noteworthy that the Administration is relying so heavily on US intel about Soleimani’s intentions to justify his assassination after Trump has been so openly dismisive about Intelligence agecies assessments when it came to Russia and the 2016 election.”

William James

Editor

Jan 6

Now, Fox News is doing the same thing:

Bobby Lewis on Twitter

Bobby Lewis on Twitter

“Ainsley Earhardt finds it "so interesting" that people criticize "our intelligence community's decisions," because "everything can't be made public ... you just have to trust [them]." https://t.co/DC50DHWgJ2”

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