On the recordJuly 9, 2020
It is the kind of intelligence that I think it is the duty of those in the White House and in the intelligence community to bring that information to the President.
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congress.govLeon Panetta: “It is the kind of intelligence that I think it is the duty of those in the White House and in the intelligence community…”
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Panetta emphasizes the obligation to inform the President about sensitive intelligence.
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