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James Clapper: “The 25th Amendment, though, and I think appropriately so, has a very high bar to invoke.”

On the recordFebruary 13, 2019
The 25th Amendment, though, and I think appropriately so, has a very high bar to invoke.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Clapper discusses the challenges of invoking the 25th Amendment regarding the President's fitness for office.

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