James Clapper actually said...

The bigger issue, of course, is potential -- as you alluded, potential compromise of some very sensitive sources and methods.

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Clapper warns about the risks to national security and the lives of intelligence sources due to the potential declassification of sensitive information.

05/23/2019

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