I would argue that, you know, if the FBI didn't at least think about, you know, the connection of the Trump campaign or the President himself with the Russians, you know, they'd almost be -- they could be open to criticism for not looking at the obvious.
Clapper defends the FBI's investigation into potential connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.
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I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.
The frequency with which they are occurring, tells me that they're kind of in - they realize they're kind of in a jam.
A stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
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