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James Clapper: The whole point of informing the President-elect about the dossier was simply out of a duty to warn if you will.

On the recordApril 18, 2018
The whole point of informing the President-elect about the dossier was simply out of a duty to warn if you will.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper discusses the necessity of informing Trump about the dossier due to its salacious allegations.

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