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James Clapper: “It's not surprising or out of -- or abnormal that I would not have known about the investigation or even more…”

On the recordMay 11, 2017
It's not surprising or out of -- or abnormal that I would not have known about the investigation or even more importantly the content of the investigation. So I don't know if there was collusion or not. I don't know if there's evidence of collusion or not, nor should I have in this particular context.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses his lack of knowledge about the investigation into collusion.

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