Trump reportedly dismissed U.S. intelligence: “I don’t care. I believe Putin.”

Former FBI acting director makes staggering claim during an interview. No Images? Click here   By Paul Vale     Monday, February 18 'I DON’T CARE. I BELIEVE PUTIN’ During a “60 Minutes” interview, Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said President Donald Trump took advice from Russian President Vladimir Putin over that of his own intelligence chiefs. McCabe said Trump did not believe North Korea had the capability to hit the U.S. with ballistic missiles because Putin told him so. He continued: “Intelligence officials in the briefing responded that that was not consistent with any of the intelligence our government possesses, to which the president replied, ‘I don’t care. I believe Putin.’” [HuffPost] [Tweet | Share on Facebook] GRAHAM VOWS HEARING ON ‘COUP ATTEMPT’ Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the Trump-supporting chairman of the judiciary committee, vowed to probe allegations that discussions were held in 2017 on removing Trump from office. 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