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To the Point

Rift grows between the White House and intel community

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

President Trump elaborated today on plans to investigate leaks from the intelligence community about his campaign and ties to Russia. We hear more about the growing credibility gulf between the White House and the spies and analysts who provide information vital to America's national security. 

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:07.9

Another wedge between the president and the intelligence community.

0:14.9

Hello again, I'm Arminhalmi, and this is To the Point.

0:17.6

President Trump elaborated today on plans to investigate leaks from the

0:21.5

intelligence community about his campaign and ties to Russia.

0:25.6

We're going to find the leakers. We're going to find the leakers. They're going to pay a big price

0:30.3

for leaking. We'll hear more about the growing credibility gulf between the White House and

0:34.6

the spies and analysts who provide information vital to Antarctica's national security.

0:39.8

In the second half of our program yesterday, the president brushed aside the so-called two-state solution

0:44.9

to resolve conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians.

0:48.3

That would end decades of U.S. policy, and it could threaten Israel's identity as a Jewish state

0:53.5

and a democracy where

0:55.0

Arabs have equal rights. First, here's the news.

1:03.0

Check out KCRW's all-news channel, News 24, programming from KCRW, NPR, NPR, BBC, and more, 24 hours a day. Go to KCRW, NPR, BBC, and more 24 hours a day.

1:13.1

Go to KCRW.com slash News24 or listen on KCRW's app.

1:24.5

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:31.4

Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. President Trump has neither ended or suspended America's traditional focus on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.

1:42.1

Would that persuade their Arab neighbors to end the conflict

1:45.8

that dates back to Israel's founding? That's the second half of today's program. First,

1:51.1

the growing lack of confidence between President Trump and the intelligence community. It's reported

1:55.9

that intelligence agents are withholding information from the chief executive out of fear that it could be leaked or compromised.

2:03.6

The president today called that fake news, but he also said he will investigate leaks about alleged ties between his campaign team and Russian agents.

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