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James Clapper doesn't lie on the record. He constructs his statements so carefully that he isn't technically lying, but actually saying something completely di
by arbitrage 8y ago
James Clapper doesn't lie on the record. He constructs his statements so carefully that he isn't technically lying, but actually saying something completely different than what you think he is.
The issue here is that Congress is too weak to call him out on it. Clapper started playing this game years ago, and now others are emulating him, to great effect.