SPOILER: BECAUSE THEY AREN’T TRUSTWORTHY. Why Trump Doesn’t Trust His Spies. “It’s no mystery why Trump doesn’t trust U.S. intelligence agencies. As the old saying goes: Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you. Trump understandably believes the intelligence agencies are out to get him. Let’s start with the 2016 election.”
Related: “Why couldn’t the Obama era intelligence community detect Russian meddling?”