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Leon Panetta: Well, that's what I worry about. My understanding is that there is yet to be a meeting of the National Security Council.…

On the recordFebruary 15, 2017
Well, that's what I worry about. My understanding is that there is yet to be a meeting of the National Security Council. We're four weeks into this new administration. We haven't even had a deputy's meeting of the National Security Council.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Leon Panetta raises concerns about the absence of meetings within the National Security Council in the early weeks of the Trump administration.

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