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On the recordJune 10, 2021
This is quite different. And, you know, shocking, stunning, but not surprising, a phrase that we often find ourselves using about revelations of abuse of power by the Trump administration.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper comments on the unprecedented nature of the investigations and the abuse of power during the Trump administration.

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