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James Clapper: “It is not a witch-hunt. It is a serious, serious investigation, the catalyst for which was the intelligence community…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2018
It is not a witch-hunt. It is a serious, serious investigation, the catalyst for which was the intelligence community assessment that we did in the last administration.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper defends the investigation into Russian interference, stating it is serious and not a witch-hunt.

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