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Intel Leaders Shoot Back at Trump's Mean Tweets

Nextgov: U.S. intelligence leaders bristled Thursday at President-elect Donald Trump’s mean tweets about the community’s conclusion Russian government-directed hackers meddled in the 2016 presidential election, suggesting the president-elect went far beyond expressing mere healthy skepticism. Trump’s deriding of the intelligence community’s conclusions and capabilities could undermine Americans’ faith in what government knows during future national security crises, the officials and some lawmakers warned during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing. They could also damage the morale of intelligence agents and analysts and perhaps drive some away from government service, the officials said. » Get the best federal technology news and ideas delivered right to your inbox. Sign up here.

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