Spy chief trashes leaks, assures Trump of loyalty
James Clapper says the intelligence community 'stands ready to serve his administration.'
By Nahal Toosi
01/11/17 10:06 PM EST
Updated 01/12/17 12:02 AM EST
The outgoing U.S. director of national intelligence has extended an olive branch of sorts to Donald Trump — denouncing media leaks, casting skepticism on a report that Russia has damaging material on the president-elect, and assuring Trump that America's spies stand ready to serve him.
In an unusual statement, James Clapper said he had spoken Wednesday evening with Trump, five days after the spy chief and some of his counterparts met with the incoming president to discuss U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia tried to interfere in the 2016 election, possibly to help him win.
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