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00:02 Donald Trump's continued praise of Vladimir Putin is fueling alarm among former intelligence
00:06 officials who fear another Trump term would benefit Moscow and harm US democracy and interests
00:10 overseas.
00:12 Experts worry Trump would gut US intelligence by appointing far-right loyalists.
00:15 They say this could damage ties with key allies by reducing intelligence sharing and his authoritarian
00:19 tendencies in support for Putin are seen as undermining US security.
00:24 Experts fear a politicized intelligence community and weakened sharing with partners like the
00:27 UK and France if Trump wins again.
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