James Clapper: US institutions 'under assault' from Trump

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Washington (CNN)Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Sunday that he thinks US institutions are under assault from President Donald Trump.

"I think in many ways our institutions are under assault both externally -- and that's the big news here is the Russian interference in our election system -- and I think as well our institutions are under assault internally," Clapper told anchor Jake Tapper on CNN's "State of the Union."

Pressed if he meant US institutions were under assault internally from the President, Clapper responded, "Exactly."

Clapper called on the other branches of the federal government to step up in their roles as a check on the executive.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/14/politics/james-clapper-russia-collusion/

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1. They've been under assault by the GOP for decades.

Trump is just finishing the job.