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between the white house and the american intelligence get well i asked him a decade ca veteran ralph larson. what. public scandal is political cycle with the investigation of president trump putting the spotlight but his national. politics. public and will therefore radically change the situation in the country. we're all from out larsen former cia veteran who served as moscow section chief among other politicians welcome to the show it's really great to have you with us. now wolf the american intelligence community has been accused of being politicized many times in a bush shares to politicians use it to justify walk now agencies are again the world of in a political scandal i know you pride yourself on your colleagues for being patrick achi nonpolitical but can you really be about politics in this line of work i mean that sounds kind of like fairy tale almost. i think it's a standard you have to strive for have been a lifelong political independent for that reason that you outlined that it's crucial for intelligence officers to be independent and objective and serve the country not just t