WASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump’s brusque dismissal of the CIA’s conclusion that Russia meddled in the US election has created an unparalleled rift between the incoming leader and his vital source of global intelligence.

Former top officials of the Central Intelligence Agency say Trump’s rejection of its assessment that Moscow hacked US political party computers and released data to tilt the vote in Trump’s favor could ultimately damage crucial US policy-making -- unless relations between Trump and the agency can be smoothed over.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details