Recently, President Trump accused President Obama of wiretapping Trump tower during his presidential campaign in order to obtain information that could be used against him. Now, as President, Trump only listens to information he wants to know.

This is absolutely frightening.

During an episode of the podcast Intercepted, host Jeremy Scahill talks with Clint Watts, a former FBI counterterrorism agent, and Nada Bakos, an ex-CIA analyst about this idea.

Early in the discussion, Watts makes this claim:

"...the president doesn’t accept information that’s against his views. Literally, his presidential daily brief, he doesn’t take. He doesn’t take the intel briefings. He only wants the intelligence that fits a certain filter. For anyone that’s a bona fide intelligence expert, that’s the worst thing that you ever want to hear."

After this, Scahill brings up what the media is calling the "Deep State," or "a body of people, typically influential members of government agencies or the military, believed to be involved in the secret manipulation or control of government policy. " He does this because there are notions that the CIA and FBI are trying to undermine Trump's presidency. Some people even go as far as to say that this group, the "Deep State," could lead to a coup...

In other words, the relationship between President Trump and the United States Intelligence Community is bad.

Bakos acknowledged this problem back in January after Trump spoke to the CIA. In a video that she tweeted, Bakos criticizes Trump's speech and behavior but also implores him to repair this relationship moving forward because "we need this for our national security going forward."

This mending process is not going well.

Along with the wiretapping episode, Trump has to deal with leaks that are progressively coming out. WikiLeaks recently published documents relating to the CIA's hacking tools and techniques.

It will be interesting to see how the relationship with Trump and the intelligence community continues to play out. One thing is certain, they need to work together in order for the betterment of the United States.