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James Clapper: “I think to some extent the position of DNI and the staff, the Office of DNI which supports the DNI personally I think…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2020
I think to some extent the position of DNI and the staff, the Office of DNI which supports the DNI personally I think has become something of a hood ornament for this deep state fiction.
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James Clapper
District of Columbia

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Clapper comments on the perception of the DNI position in relation to the concept of a 'deep state'.

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