On the recordMay 2, 2019
The narrative obviously is spying on the campaign. No, it was trying to understand what the Russians were doing.
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transcripts.cnn.comJames Clapper: “The narrative obviously is spying on the campaign. No, it was trying to understand what the Russians were doing.”
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Clapper defends the FBI's actions during the investigation into Russian interference, stating it was not spying but an effort to understand Russian activities.
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