Then he, this staff member, goes and contacts the CIA and says: You know, we would like to change the ground rules. We can say the intelligence community thinks the following, even if you disagree. We don't have to clear it with you. The only thing we have to clear with you is whether or not we are exposing a source or a method. Let's have that new deal.
Joe Biden: “Then he, this staff member, goes and contacts the CIA and says: You know, we would like to change the ground rules. We…”
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