Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: US institutions ‘under assault’

WASHINGTON — Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a stern warning Sunday about the state of the US government after President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey last week, saying he thinks US institutions are “under assault.” “I think in many ways our institutions are under assault both externally — and that’s the big news here is the Russian interference in our election system — and I think as well ou