How will President Trump handle intelligence in his second term?

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🗓️ 21 January 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Now that President Trump has been inaugurated, what can we expect for the intelligence community? On his first full day in his first term, he visited the CIA to voice support. But he has also displayed deep skepticism and accused spy agencies of undermining him. Beth Sanner is a highly decorated, retired career intelligence officer who briefed Trump with the President’s Daily Brief, a highly classified summary of the US most critical national security threats. She shares her thoughts on what lies ahead. If you liked this episode, check out: The President's Book of Secrets - Understanding the President’s Daily Brief (PDB) with David Priess Hot Topics: Intelligence Challenges in an Election Year Subscribe to Sasha's Substack, HUMINT, to get more intelligence stories: https://sashaingber.substack.com/ And if you have feedback or want to hear about a particular topic, you can reach us by E-mail at [email protected], This show is brought to you from Goat Rodeo, Airwave, and the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.0	Welcome to Spycast, the official podcast of the International Spy Museum.
0:34.8	I'm your host, Sasha Inver, and each week I take you into the shadows of espionage,
0:40.5	intelligence, and covert operations across the globe. It's official. President Trump was
0:48.7	just inaugurated, and how he'll interact with the intelligence community is a big question.
0:55.4	In his first term, on his first full day, he made a point to visit the CIA to voice support.
1:02.0	But fast forward to the campaign trail last year, he was accusing American spy agencies of trying to undermine him.
1:09.8	Now as president, he'll need intelligence to make decisions.
1:13.6	So here to talk to us is Beth Sanner, a highly decorated retired career intelligence officer,
1:20.0	and the former director of the president's daily brief, a top secret document for the commander
1:25.4	in chief, summarizing the most critical threats to the United States.
1:30.3	She briefed Trump in his first term.
1:33.2	Thank you so much for being here, Beth.
1:35.7	You have had a very long career in the intelligence community.
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