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James Clapper: “Director Mike Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a non-nation state hostile intelligence service, which I…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2017
Director Mike Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a non-nation state hostile intelligence service, which I completely agree with. That's exactly what it is.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper agrees with Pompeo's characterization of WikiLeaks as a hostile entity.

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