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James Clapper: “If the filibuster or the John Lewis bill or the Right to Vote bill isn`t passed, it will be aiding and abetting our…”

On the recordNovember 23, 2021
If the filibuster or the John Lewis bill or the Right to Vote bill isn`t passed, it will be aiding and abetting our enemies, that Russia and China, our adversaries, are hoping that these -- that these voting rights bill protections aren`t passed.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Clapper warns that failing to pass voting rights legislation could benefit adversaries like Russia and China.

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