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On the recordJanuary 23, 2017
I believe that the President, you know, paid close attention. His trip out to the CIA, I think, was symbolic in a lot of ways of his confidence in the CIA and the intelligence agencies.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain discusses the importance of the President receiving intelligence briefings.

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