Morell: Trump’s Criticism of the Intel Community Has ‘Had an Impact on Morale’

‘The morale will depend on whether the intelligence community believes the president is listening to what they have to say’

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MORELL: "Prior to the inauguration — when the president was openly critical of the intelligence committee and CIA, it had an impact on morale. It quieted down once the president got his team in there, Mike Pompeo, things quieted down but heating up again with the president’s criticism over the leaks. Just because it is intelligence information that was leaked doesn’t mean it was leaked by the intelligence community or CIA, right? Big difference. But he is now criticizing them. I think ultimately the morale will depend not on the public criticism, the morale will depend on whether the intelligence community believes the president is listening to what they have to say, has an open mind about what they have to say, he doesn’t have to agree but he has to listen."

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