James Clapper actually said...

So, I left it to the judgment of the FBI and that was certainly the practice I followed here.

Clapper explained his role in the investigation and clarified that he did not have knowledge of the investigation's content.

05/11/2017

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I think there is great value in having a community-wide Inspector General to address community-wide issues.

the manner in which the DNI relates to the oversight committees... can do a great deal to compensate for the ambiguities of the law.

I do.

I do not believe it is the DNI's province to decide what that governance structure should be.