Clapper: 'Naive' to think Russia has best intentions towards U.S.
Source: The Hill
BY MALLORY SHELBOURNE - 11/12/17 09:50 AM EST
Former director of national intelligence James Clapper said in a Sunday morning interview that it’s “very naïve” to think Russia will act with good intentions towards the United States.
“And I think it’s very naïve, and again in fact perilous to this country to make an assumption that Russia is going to behave with the best interests of the world or the United States in mind. They’re not,” Clapper told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
Clapper’s comments come after President Trump told reporters on Saturday that he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin “means it” when he denies that Moscow meddled in the United States election in 2016.
After receiving criticism for the comments, Trump later said he is “with our agencies” and that he believes Putin believes Russia did not interfere in the election.
Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/359985-clapper-naive-to-think-russia-has-best-intentions-towards-us
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