The former Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, has recently expressed concern that U.S institutions are “under assault.” He explained in his interview that “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 our institutions are under assault internally,” when addressed at CNN’s “State of the union.” When asked if the internal problems were related to President Trump, he responded “exactly.” Clapper has called for the other two branches of the government, the legislative and the judicial, to use the check and balances implemented by the founding fathers as he believes that the system has begun to erode. The reason for Mr.