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James Clapper: I really, in the first instance, question the appropriateness of even staging this rally on a day like today with…

On the recordOctober 23, 2018
I really, in the first instance, question the appropriateness of even staging this rally on a day like today with attempts to murder and that's what it is.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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James Clapper expresses disappointment over the President's rally on a day when there were attempts to murder former officials.

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