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Trump Accuses CIA Director Of Leaking 'Fake News' About Russian Dossier

Trump Accuses CIA Director Of Leaking 'Fake News' About Russian Dossier

In an extraordinary escalation of tensions between the president-elect and his intelligence agencies, Donald Trump suggested in a tweet Sunday that outgoing CIA Director John Brennan may have leaked information about the existence of an unsubstantiated report that Russia allegedly has compromising information on Trump.

"Was this the leaker of fake news?" Trump asked following a Fox News interview with Brennan.