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James Clapper: “The manner in which the DNI relates to the oversight committees... can do a great deal to compensate for the ambiguities…”

On the recordJuly 19, 2010
The manner in which the DNI relates to the oversight committees... can do a great deal to compensate for the ambiguities of the law.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper emphasizes the importance of relationships between the DNI and oversight committees.

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