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James Clapper: “I certainly don't agree with it. It's kind of ironic after his complaints about rigged elections during the campaign.”

On the recordMarch 20, 2018
I certainly don't agree with it. It's kind of ironic after his complaints about rigged elections during the campaign.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Clapper comments on the irony of Trump's congratulatory call to Putin after previously criticizing election integrity.

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