Tower Chair Joshua Rovner was interviewed on KERA Think Dec. 19 to discuss Donald Trump, the CIA and the ongoing controversy surrounding Russian influence of the presidential election.
Trump has turned down the daily intelligence briefing, choosing instead to be briefed once a week.
He has also said the CIA’s conclusion that Russia influenced the presidential election is ridiculous. He said it was “just another excuse” Democrats are using to explain his victory in November.
“The baseline that Russia was involved is not controversial at all,” Rovner said. “In fact it’s consistent with decades of practice… the fact that Trump would just dismiss that out of hand was probably shocking to intelligence leaders.”
Listen to the interview here.