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James Clapper: the president went out with an inaccurate presentation of the facts which was then contradicted in public by two people…

On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
the president went out with an inaccurate presentation of the facts which was then contradicted in public by two people in the room, the director of national intelligence and the vice president.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses the importance of accurate information from public officials and how the president's statements were contradicted.

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