On Wednesday, it was reported by The Wall Street Journal, in many cases the officials chose not to disclose the ways they collected information through. It cited both the former and current officers opined that holding information ensues mistrust between the Executive Branch and agents.
The ranking member of the House of Intelligence Committe, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif. said that he had heard the same in the past as well.
According the WSJ he said,
“I’ve talked with people in the intelligence community that do have concerns about the White House, about the president, and I think those concerns take a number of forms. What the intelligence community considers their most sacred obligation is to protect the very best intelligence and to protect the people that are producing it.”
In January, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y. criticized Trump for taking on Intelligence Service.
“Let me tell you, you take on the intelligence community, they have six ways from Sunday at getting back at you,” Schumer told MSNBC. “So even for a practical, supposedly hard-nosed businessman, he’s being really dumb to do this.”
President Trump Tweeted about it:
“The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by “intelligence” like candy. Very un-American!”
The real scandal here is that classified information is illegally given out by "intelligence" like candy. Very un-American!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 15, 2017
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