It's unheard of. In terms of my experience in government, particularly with presidents, both Republican and Democrat, I think would have been extremely careful about any conversation of that kind.
Panetta comments on the unusual nature of Trump's request to intelligence officials regarding public statements on collusion.
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It is inexcusable not to do the proper planning that has to be done in order to make sure that their deployment is not overextended, that they’re getting the supplies they need, that they’re getting the support they need.
It just -- it strikes me that what the chairman was trying to do perhaps was to try to send a wake-up call to both the Speaker and his Republican colleagues, that Russia still remains very much a threat to the United States.
The answer is no, not at all. Not in 100 years. These plans that the Pentagon develops, we -- we develop these plans to deal with every potential crisis that's out there.
I think it's a -- it is something we've got to pay attention to because I think this is a dangerous moment. If we're facing other lone wolf terrorists in this country.
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