James Clapper actually said...

I think, frankly, both assertions are absurd. President Obama did a lot -- most notably he directly confronted Putin and very poignantly asked him to stop the interference which is something that our current President hasn't seen fit to do.

Context

Clapper criticizes President Trump's claims about Obama and Russian interference in the 2016 election.

04/17/2019

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