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How Trump's intelligence agency picks could radically shift the way they operate

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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0:00.0

Many of the people President-elect Trump has selected to head up his next administration have promised to shake up long-held norms that, and that could have wide-ranging implications for U.S. security interests.

0:13.3

Our Laura Barone Lopez delves more into those selections.

0:17.1

Donald Trump's picks to lead agencies that will oversee the nation's national security,

0:22.1

intelligence, and law enforcement communities have repeatedly expressed contempt towards

0:26.9

the agencies they are nominated to run.

0:29.4

For more, I'm joined by John Seifer, a retired CIA operative who worked for nearly three

0:34.0

decades at the agency, and now is a fellow at the Atlantic Council.

0:38.2

John, thank you so much for joining us.

0:40.4

Nice to be here.

0:41.1

First, let's talk about Tulsi Gabbard and Cash Patel.

0:44.6

Tulsi Gabbard is nominated to be the Director of National Intelligence,

0:48.3

Cash Patel to be the director of the FBI.

0:51.7

Both have talked about the CIA and other agencies,

0:56.5

including the ones they would lead,

0:58.2

being a part of the deep state.

1:00.0

Gabbard in particular has labeled the CIA

1:02.1

and Defense Department as rogue,

1:03.9

filled with rogue agents.

1:05.2

So what impact would both of these people

1:07.3

have on the agencies

1:08.6

and the intel community large?

1:10.6

Well, it's not really clear with these people yet whether their goal is just to get real

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