But when it comes to Donald Trump's relationship with his spy agencies, that's par for the course. Trump's White House has looked for other ways seize the reins. On Thursday, The New York Times identified Cohen-Watnick as one of two White House staffers who helped House intelligence chairman Devin Nunes view secret reports. The official pointed instead to the other official named in the New York Times report, Michael Ellis, a White House lawyer who previously worked for Nunes on the House committee. Stephen Slick, who served in the CIA and NSC for three decades, said intelligence agencies go to "extraordinary lengths" to safeguard the privacy of Americans.

Source: ABC News March 31, 2017 21:33 UTC