On the recordOctober 23, 2017
It would seem so. And I would tell you, they -- this is very hard for me as somebody who's spent 50 plus years in the intelligence community serving the commander in chief.
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transcripts.cnn.comJames Clapper: “It would seem so. And I would tell you, they -- this is very hard for me as somebody who's spent 50 plus years in the…”
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Clapper reflects on the erosion of trust in institutions under the current President.
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