The election turned on, listen, 80,000 votes in three states which Russian is targeted. And to me, in fact, I make that assertion in the book. I believe the Russians turned the election in Trump's favor.
Clapper asserts that Russian interference had a significant impact on the election outcome.
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A stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.
I think the reason they were taken off the list was to provide an inducement or motivation for them to agree to some sort of ceasefire.
I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.
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