You know, Erin, as CIA director, I had an awful lot of intelligence on Putin and his background, and his trustworthiness. And the bottom line is that it was clear that we could never trust Putin's word.
Panetta emphasizes the untrustworthiness of Putin based on intelligence.
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I think it was Walter Mondale when he was asked about the legacy of the Carter administration, said something like, we told the truth, we followed the law and we preserve the peace.
I don’t think there is any question that we are dealing with classified information.
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