In America, we still have US Intelligence that we can rely on, even if the same cannot be said about the entire executive branch. Unfortunately, the Intelligence community was created to serve and inform the President and, when the President disregards or otherwise disputes that information, we are left with a difficult problem. We are left with a self-destructing executive branch which is destroying itself. Executive Order 12333 charged the Intelligence Community with six primary objectives: - Collection of information needed by the President, the National Security Council, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and other executive branch officials for the performance of their duties and responsibilities - Production and dissemination of intelligence - Collection of information concerning, and the conduct of activities to protect against, intelligence activities directed against the U.S., international terrorist and/or narcotics activities, and other hostile activities directed against the U.S. by foreign powers, organizations, persons and their agents - Special activities (defined as activities conducted in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad which are planned and executed so that the "role of the United States Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly", and functions in support of such activities, but which are not intended to influence United States political processes, public opinion, policies, or media and do not include diplomatic activities or the collection and production of intelligence or related support functions) - Administrative and support activities within the United States and abroad necessary for the performance of authorized activities and Such other intelligence activities as the President may direct from time to time. All of these agencies are aligned and in agreement with the verdict regarding the Russian election hacking issue. The President, who is supposed to depend upon and rely on this information, continues to dispute it - despite this fact. Prior to the current administration, this has never been a problem. Tragically, under this administration, it's become far more than a problem. It's become a potential threat to the future of our nation. I would venture to say that those who are at the root of this problem (currently holding public office and in violation of the bi-partisan, historic order of the executive branch of government) - as well as those who are enabling it (those vote and enablers who continue to support such trouble) should be very closely scrutinized by the intelligence community. I stand ready to be scrutinized. I certainly hope all those who are enabling the current 'Commander in Chief' are ready, as well.

In America, we still have US Intelligence that we can rely on, even if the same cannot be said about the entire executive branch. Unfortunately, the Intelligence community was created to serve and inform the President and, when the President disregards or otherwise disputes that information, we are left with a difficult problem. We are left with a self-destructing executive branch which is destroying itself. Executive Order 12333 charged the Intelligence Community with six primary objectives: - Collection of information needed by the President, the National Security Council, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and other executive branch officials for the performance of their duties and responsibilities - Production and dissemination of intelligence - Collection of information concerning, and the conduct of activities to protect against, intelligence activities directed against the U.S., international terrorist and/or narcotics activities, and other hostile activities directed against the U.S. by foreign powers, organizations, persons and their agents - Special activities (defined as activities conducted in support of U.S. foreign policy objectives abroad which are planned and executed so that the "role of the United States Government is not apparent or acknowledged publicly", and functions in support of such activities, but which are not intended to influence United States political processes, public opinion, policies, or media and do not include diplomatic activities or the collection and production of intelligence or related support functions) - Administrative and support activities within the United States and abroad necessary for the performance of authorized activities and Such other intelligence activities as the President may direct from time to time. All of these agencies are aligned and in agreement with the verdict regarding the Russian election hacking issue. The President, who is supposed to depend upon and rely on this information, continues to dispute it - despite this fact. Prior to the current administration, this has never been a problem. Tragically, under this administration, it's become far more than a problem. It's become a potential threat to the future of our nation. I would venture to say that those who are at the root of this problem (currently holding public office and in violation of the bi-partisan, historic order of the executive branch of government) - as well as those who are enabling it (those vote and enablers who continue to support such trouble) should be very closely scrutinized by the intelligence community. I stand ready to be scrutinized. I certainly hope all those who are enabling the current 'Commander in Chief' are ready, as well. - CNN's Jim Sciutto explains the context behind Donald Trump's quote that "only 3 or 4" U.S. intelligence agencies made assessments on Russian meddling.