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James Clapper: “It's not up to the administration and certainly not up to me personally to decide on the suitability of the presidential…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2016
It's not up to the administration and certainly not up to me personally to decide on the suitability of the presidential candidate.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, clarifies that it's not his role to judge the suitability of presidential candidates.

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