Political Quotes

On the recordJanuary 11, 2017
I think there have been times--and we could debate those times--where clearly in the history of the Agency there have been examples where, whether it was through political pressure or otherwise, the Agency went over the edge and, unfortunately, that in the end did not make America safer.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

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Warner discusses past instances where political pressure affected the CIA's actions.

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