washington unprecedented pre-presidential inauguration feud donald trump intelligence agencies soon command could harm u.s. security quickly defuse current former government officials say say morale cia agencies already sag dispute trump whether russian president vladimir putin order interference u.s. election leak unsubstantiated dossier compile private security firm suggest moscow compromise information trump unless address dispute could prompt departure personnel lead remain take few risk counter security threats officials say last months trump express willingness deal putin denigrate work intelligence agencies week president-elect accuse agencies leak dossier information media director national intelligence jam clapper say believe intelligence officials responsible leak people shoot cia pretty common usually president one former senior u.s. official say trump transition team reply email message seek comment think recipe disaster say daniel benjamin serve senior white house state department counter-terrorism post democratic presidents benjamin dartmouth college say strong chance people would leave tremendous value private sector complicate situation week republican trump swear two nominees top security post set different tone senate confirmation hear heap praise men women work secret world intelligence gather republican congressman mike pompeo nominee central intelligence agency director say thursday see cia personnel walk fire separately trump nominee u.s. defense secretary jam mattis tell senators high degree confidence u.s. intelligence agencies mattis also put russia top list threats u.s. interest top official one intelligence agency say grow number intelligence officer age 50 least 20 years service include least five years overseas draft many case sign date resignation letter great anxiety president-elect apparent disdain work dangers face second senior intelligence official another agency say others speak condition anonymity discuss intelligence matter morale agencies late round rancor begin cnn report trump brief jan. intelligence law enforcement chiefs two-page memo summarize unverified claim dossier blame intelligence agencies leak trump write twitter one last shoot live nazi germany spy chief clapper call trump dinnertime wednesday calm water trump clapper differ say phone conversation friday trump appear blame u.s. spy leak probably release intelligence even know proof never say twitter u.s. intelligence agency personnel kind shell-shocked accuse nazis intentionally leak stuff former senior official say 17 u.s. intelligence agencies combine budget 70 billion tens thousands employees responsible everything warn terrorist attack support american troop battlefield analyze impact global trend climate change several former u.s. officials say tensions trump bad could recall since president george w. bush cia trade blame 2003 2004 failure find weapons mass destruction iraq douglas wise former senior cia official say hard trump beat intelligence chiefs place instead officials appoint democratic president barack obama think things go change wise say still tensions seem likely persist inauguration day jan. 20. retire lt. gen. michael flynn trump national security adviser lead pentagon defense intelligence agency fire clapper long-time suspicion cia accord wise others work pompeo say somewhat reassure clear whether matter whether trump apparent attitude flynn bitterness toward us count second senior intelligence official say big security risk trump feud spy agencies officials say