Cybersecurity
U.S. Spy Chiefs Dispute Trump Before Briefing Him on Hacking
- Clapper laments ‘disparagement’ when asked about Trump’s view
- McCain calls Russian hacks an attack on U.S. democracy
Woolsey: Intelligence Community Needs to Help Trump
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A day before U.S. intelligence agencies take their case on hacking during the 2016 campaign directly to Donald Trump, spy chiefs publicly rebuffed the president-elect’s criticism of their work and reiterated that Russia’s most senior officials authorized the e-mail theft and disclosures.
“There is a difference between skepticism and disparagement,” Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told the Senate Armed Services Committee Thursday when asked about Trump’s repeated questioning of the intelligence agencies’ conclusions and reliability. “Public trust and confidence in the intelligence community is crucial.”