James Clapper actually said...

There's this gray area of First Amendment protection rights versus an insidious presence in our country that is really there to weaken and destroy our system. That's really what this is about. And its state sponsored.

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James Clapper discusses the conflict between free speech and foreign propaganda in the U.S.

04/12/2022

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