Barack Obama actually said...

Unfortunately, rather than an orderly and lawful process to debate these issues and come up with appropriate reforms, repeated leaks of classified information have initiated the debate in a very passionate, but not always fully informed way.

Context

President Obama discusses the impact of Edward Snowden's leaks on the debate surrounding intelligence reform.

08/08/2013

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