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Trump's latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies

  • Trump has a long-standing distrust of the intelligence community, expressed even before his first term.
  • He referred to the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as a 'hoax' and 'witch hunt'.
  • Frank Montoya Jr. noted that this skepticism harms the intelligence community, which aims for apolitical judgments.
  • The White House labeled the intelligence assessment as 'flat-out wrong'.
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From Russian interference in the 2016 election campaign to complicity between Caracas and the Tren de Aragua gang, the tycoon has repeatedly entered a collision course with the ratings of the secret services. L'ex Agent Cia Larry Pfeiffer: never has a president rejected so much the reports of his intelligence agencies

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Trump's latest rejection of intelligence assessments reflects a long distrust of spy agencies

President Donald Trump’s fights with the intelligence community were a running theme of his first term as he raged against an investigation into his campaign’s alleged links to Russia. Now, a sequel is playing out as Trump battles to shape the public’s understanding of his foreign policy gamble in Iran.

·United States
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Associated Press News broke the news in United States on Thursday, June 26, 2025.
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