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James Clapper: “The intelligence chiefs said they were going to tell President-elect Trump about it.”

On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
The intelligence chiefs said they were going to tell President-elect Trump about it.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Clapper explains the decision of intelligence chiefs to inform Trump about the intelligence briefing.

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