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James Clapper: The President as we've seen over the last couple of years, those have a -- what I'll call -- what I'll characterize as…

On the recordNovember 15, 2018
The President as we've seen over the last couple of years, those have a -- what I'll call -- what I'll characterize as an elastic evidentiary bar.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper comments on Trump's approach to evidence and intelligence.

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