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January 21, 2025

Now that President Trump has been inaugurated, what can we expect for the intelligence community?

This week’s guest, Beth Sanner is a highly decorated, retired career intelligence officer who briefed Trump with the President’s Daily Brief, a highly classified summary of the US most critical national security threats.

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Now that President Trump has been inaugurated, what can we expect for the intelligence community? On his first full day in his first term, he visited the CIA to voice his support. But he has also displayed deep skepticism and accused spy agencies of undermining him. Beth Sanner is a highly decorated, retired career intelligence officer who briefed Trump with the President’s Daily Brief, a highly classified summary of the US most critical national security threats. She shares her thoughts on what lies ahead.

The Israel-Iran “twelve-day war” and U.S. strike on Iran have prompted a lot of questions and, frankly, a great deal of confusion.

Here you will find Beth's quick takes on Iran's nuclear program, the role of intelligence analysis, and what comes next.

She Delivered Intelligence Briefs to Trump. Here’s Her Reality Check on the Iran Strikes.

A former top intelligence official weighs in on the war of words over Iran’s nuclear facilities and how intelligence assessments are supposed to happen.

The President’s Daily Brief: No Assembly Required?

New questions about the production - and consumption - of the President's Daily Brief