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Americans watched yesterday, the director of national intelligence, dan coats, was candid with andrea mitchell. some officials close to the president concerned it could rub president trump the wrong day. what are you hearing? pull back the curtain. what are they saying in the west wing? >> reporter: president trump doesn't like to be criticized and certainly not publicly. alas, dan coats won't be at the white house for the intel briefing. he is sending his principal deputy to do the briefing with president trump this morning. in the past, coats has been one of his main briefers. peter? >> hans...