Their new mission?

-Source-NBC- They put their lives on the line in foreign war zones conducted secret missions to collect valuable intelligence and made enormous sacrifices for their country only to see their former colleagues disrespected by President Donald Trump. Now driven by the presidents conduct theyre taking matters into their own hands and gearing up for a different challenge: running for Congress as Democrats. Fed up with what they see as Trumps disdain and distrust of the intelligence community and his refusal to embrace fully the conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 election an unusually large number of former intelligence officers and operatives are campaigning for office as Democrats in this falls midterm elections according to experts. For many like Abigail Spanberger in Virginias Richmond-area 7th Congressional District and Elissa Slotkin in Michigans Lansing-area 8th Congressional District its a matter of restoring respect for the agencies they gave so much of themselves to. All agree that their decision to run began with the current commander in chief. Its incredibly disappointing Spanberger who served as a CIA officer in the U.S. and abroad for eight years before moving back to Virginia in 2014 told NBC News. To have a president who doesnt see your work as service to the nation work that is meant to help him its hard to see. Slotkin who was a Middle East analyst for the CIA did three tours in Iraq and worked in the State and Defense Departments in the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations said shes been dismayed that the sacrifice she and her former colleagues made would be disregarded.