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James Clapper: the narrative obviously is spying on the campaign. No, it was trying to understand what the Russians were doing.

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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James Clapper
District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

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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