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On the recordSeptember 6, 2022
Well, no, it doesn't. And the fact that none of this makes sense, but most acutely, I think, nuclear-related information.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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James Clapper discusses the implausibility of the former President declassifying nuclear-related documents without proper documentation.

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