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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Trump Versus the Intelligence Community

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Barack, Washington, Wickenden, News, Obama, Politics, Wnyc, Lizza, President

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2018

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The tensions between President Trump and the intelligence agencies escalated this week. On Tuesday, the nation’s top national-security officials warned the Senate Intelligence Committee that the current security-clearance program at the White House is broken, and that the country is dangerously vulnerable to ongoing cyber attacks by Russia. Evan Osnos joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how the Trump White House is undermining the nation’s security.

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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about

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politics. It's Thursday, February 15th. I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

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On Tuesday, the nation's six top national security leaders testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

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The FBI director, Christopher Ray, contradicted White House statements about Rob Porter, President Trump's former staff secretary.

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Porter resigned last week after allegations of physical abuse by his two former wives became public.

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Dan Coates, the Director of National Intelligence, warned that the current security clearance program at the White House is not working.

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Coates also addressed the intelligence community's concerns about cyber warfare.

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Frankly, the United States is under attack.

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Under attack by entities that are using cyber

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to penetrate virtually every major action that takes place in the United States.

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