Trump questions US intelligence as governing challenges loom
NEW YORK - His inauguration less than three weeks away, President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday raised new doubts about the nation's intelligence community, tweeting fresh criticism at the same officials who will help inform his most sensitive decisions once he takes office.
Trump charged on Twitter without evidence that the timing of an upcoming intelligence briefing on Russian interference in the 2016 election had been delayed. "Perhaps more time needed to build a case. Very strange!" he wrote, using quote marks around the word "intelligence."
Trump's jab, in line with repeated criticism of his nation's intelligence leaders, sparked confusion among intelligence officials, who said there was no delay in the briefing schedule.
