President-elect Trump's mocking of U.S. security agencies shows gulf

WASHINGTON – An extraordinary breach has emerged between President-elect Donald Trump and the national security establishment, with Trump mocking U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia interfered in the election on his behalf, and top Republicans vowing investigations into Kremlin activities.

Trump, in a statement issued by his transition team Friday, expressed complete disbelief in the intelligence agencies’ assessments.

“These are the same people that said Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction,” Trump’s team said, adding that the election was over and that it was time to “move on.”

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