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Podcast: Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode: Recode Decode: General Michael Hayden on Donald Trumpās āassault on intelligenceā
Description: Retired U.S. Air Force General Michael Hayden talks with Recodeās Kara Swisher about his new book, āThe Assault on Intelligence: American National Security in the Age of Lies.ā Hayden, who directed the NSA under President Clinton and the CIA under President George W. Bush, says the āgolden age of electronic surveillanceā is ending, as both regular Americans and foreign enemies are getting smarter about digital encryption. But as the intelligence community changes its tactics, the Trump administration has embraced the āpost-truthā societal trend that is emerging around the world. Hayden explains how he would attempt to give Trump the best...