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James Clapper: I think if it was an active collusion proven, then I think what we have here is a case of passive collusion where in…

On the recordApril 17, 2019
I think if it was an active collusion proven, then I think what we have here is a case of passive collusion where in some cases unwittingly to include candidate Trump himself who retweeted messages that had been planted by the Russians in social media.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses the possibility of passive collusion involving the Trump campaign and Russian influence.

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