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Dead Drop: January 6

Dead Drop: January 6

GLAD HE DIDN’T TAKE IT PERSONALLY:  President-elect Donald Trump seems to be going out of his way to take shots at what will soon be “his” intelligence community.  On Tuesday night, he tweeted that “The “Intelligence” briefing on so-called ‘Russian hacking’ was delayed until Friday,” adding, “perhaps more time needed to build a case.  Very strange!”  Strange indeed – since intelligence insiders say the briefing had always been scheduled for Friday.  Then on Wednesday, Trump seemed to embrace WikiLeaks founder and justice fugitive Julian Assange, quoting him as saying “a 14-year-old could have hacked (Clinton Campaign Manager John) Podesta.”  Apparently if you endorse the Team Trump narrative – you are suddenly an expert worth quoting.  Reminiscent of Churchill’s remark, “If Hitler invaded hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the devil.”  In this case – if you are willing to cast doubt on the Russian hacking theory – expect a gift basket full of Trump wine and steaks.

DON’T TUG ON SUPERMAN’S CAPE: MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough gave some advice to the president-elect Monday, regarding negative comments about the intelligence community: “If I’m going to piss off an agency, let me tell you which agency is at the very bottom of the list: the Central Intelligence Agency – because they cut people up.” For the record – we believe Joe meant via leaks – not with knives.

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