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James Clapper: “Yes, well, this is -- yes, as we've come to know the President, he is not a stalwart for a consistency or coherence. So…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
Yes, well, this is -- yes, as we've come to know the President, he is not a stalwart for a consistency or coherence. So it's very hard to explain that.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper comments on Trump's inconsistency regarding his views on the intelligence community.

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