TRUMP’S WAR ON INTELLIGENCE: One thing we know about President Trump is he trusts his gut instincts over complicated data analysis. And one thing we know about intelligence is that it is rarely 100 percent conclusive, even when it’s said to be a “slam dunk,” as former CIA Director George Tenet described the flawed intelligence on Saddam Hussein’s WMD in 2002.

There’s a well-known maxim that guides the U.S. intelligence community, which aspires to be apolitical as it provides advice to political leaders: “Tell me what you know. Tell me what you think. And make damn clear which is which.”

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