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Joe Biden: “First, let me finish this point. But, his staff says, you can tell Mr. Bolton he cannot say it only if it will reveal a…”

On the recordMay 25, 2005
First, let me finish this point. But, his staff says, you can tell Mr. Bolton he cannot say it only if it will reveal a source or a method. In other words, his staff was seeking carte blanche to allow Mr. Bolton to cherry-pick, as the former chairman of the National Intelligence Council said, factoids in isolation to make a case that didn't exist. I will yield to my friend for a question.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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