- The intelligence officials’ disclosure is said to have angered President Trump, who complained that the Democrats will “weaponize” it.
- Just days later, Mr. Trump announced he was replacing the interim director of national intelligence with an aggressively vocal supporter.
- Trump set off by intelligence assertion that Russia favors him
After a senior U.S. intelligence official told lawmakers last week that Russia wants to see President Trump reelected, he erupted at his acting director of national intelligence, Joseph Maguire, viewing him and his staff as disloyal for telling Congress about Russia’s perceived preference.