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James Clapper: “The bigger issue, of course, is potential -- as you alluded, potential compromise of some very sensitive sources and…”

On the recordMay 23, 2019
The bigger issue, of course, is potential -- as you alluded, potential compromise of some very sensitive sources and methods.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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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.

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