The issue is here: > There is an added wrinkle here, however, is that it is not clear to me whether Clapper could have given a direct (and truthful) answer in

The issue is here: > There is an added wrinkle here, however, is that it is not clear to me whether Clapper could have given a direct (and truthful) answer in a public hearing, as such an answer would have required him to disclose the existence of a then-classified government program. Even a non-answer or evasion could have revealed the existence of operations the NSA was trying to keep secret. http://www.volokh.com/2013/06/11/did-james-clapper-lie-to-congress/ http://www.volokh.com/2013/06/11/did-james-clapper-lie-to-co...