Mr. Clapper said he had expressed his “profound dismay” at leaks that have emerged since the intelligence chiefs briefed Mr. Trump last Friday on Russia’s efforts to help elect him president. Of course, Mr. Clapper will soon be heading to the exits, replaced by former Senator Dan Coats, assuming Senate confirmation. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyTrump team in open warfare with news mediaIt’s hard to know which of Mr. Trump’s relationships is worse: with the intelligence agencies or with the news media. Mr. Spicer’s toughest words were aimed at CNN’s Jim Acosta, who stood at the news conference to demand a question after Mr. Trump attacked his network as “fake news.”Of course, in the Trump era, both sides can get mileage out of the spectacle. But it does mean that the final Sessions vote is likely to be split largely along party lines.

Source: New York Times January 12, 2017 11:00 UTC