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James Clapper: “I guess if it came to a dispute between the two and I think I could predict how it would be resolved.”

On the recordMay 23, 2019
I guess if it came to a dispute between the two and I think I could predict how it would be resolved.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses the potential resolution of a dispute between Barr and Coats regarding declassification requests.

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