[Intelligence chiefs briefed Trump on unconfirmed claims Russia has compromising information on president-elect]President-elect Donald Trump argues with a reporter during a news conference in Trump Tower on Wednesday. Former U.S. intelligence officials described the inclusion of the summary — drawn from “opposition research” done by a political research firm — as highly unusual. In a news conference in New York, Trump blasted U.S. intelligence agencies and accused them of employing Nazi-like tactics to discredit him. The dossier also included claims of ongoing, unexplained contacts between members of Trump’s inner circle and allies of the Kremlin. “How did this former British intelligence officer talk to all these Russian officials and not get arrested for espionage?” the former official asked.

Source: Washington Post January 12, 2017 00:14 UTC