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Trump picks could radically shift intelligence agencies

Many of the people President-elect Trump has selected for his next administration have promised to shake up long-held norms. His picks to lead agencies that will oversee the nation’s national security, intelligence and law enforcement communities have repeatedly expressed contempt towards the agencies they are nominated to run. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with John Sipher.

Trump picks could radically shift intelligence agencies

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