William Burns is President-elect Joe Biden’s choice for CIA director. Former CIA chief John Brennan speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about Burns’ record and whether the CIA can be viewed as apolitical given how the role of intelligence gathering and analysis has been challenged in the hyperpartisan era of Donald Trump.
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