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James Clapper: The election turned on, listen, 80,000 votes in three states which Russian is targeted. And to me, in fact, I make that…

On the recordApril 17, 2019
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.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper asserts that Russian interference had a significant impact on the election outcome.

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