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James Clapper: “I worry about that, and what's the definition of truth? This has sort of a chilling Orwellian aspect about it with the…”

On the recordJuly 31, 2017
I worry about that, and what's the definition of truth? This has sort of a chilling Orwellian aspect about it with the minister of information putting out a set of facts and then -- which don't comport with ground truth.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper raises concerns about the assault on truth in the current political climate.

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