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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Sat May 9, 2015, 08:36 AM May 2015

Attorney: Spy chief had 'forgotten' about NSA program when he misled Congress

Oh, really?!

Attorney: Spy chief had 'forgotten' about NSA program when he misled Congress
By Julian Hattem

Director of National Intelligence Jim Clapper wasnt lying when he wrongly told Congress in 2013 that the government does not wittingly collect information about millions of Americans, according to his top lawyer. He just forgot.

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/241508-spy-head-had-absolutely-forgotten-about-nsa-program

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Attorney: Spy chief had 'forgotten' about NSA program when he misled Congress (Original Post) Panich52 May 2015 OP

did he really say "Gee"? Enrique May 2015 #1

Worked for Reagan. Octafish May 2015 #2

+1,000 malaise May 2015 #9

Seriously? Then why did Clapper later say MannyGoldstein May 2015 #3

you try and convince his boss Lloyd to fire him n/t FlatBaroque May 2015 #6

Ah, the Ollie North/Ronald Reagan line of defense, eh?! nt TM99 May 2015 #4

lying piece of shit. neverforget May 2015 #5

Alrighty then. Solly Mack May 2015 #7

Pretty name for lying, 'misled'. He straight out lied. nt Mnemosyne May 2015 #8

Well, since Clapper had been given the question in advance... vanlassie May 2015 #10

Enrique

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1. did he really say "Gee"?

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Sat May 9, 2015, 08:40 AM

May 2015

“He was hit unaware by the question,” Litt added. “After this hearing I went to him and I said, ‘Gee, you were wrong on this.’ And it was perfectly clear that he had absolutely forgotten the existence of the 215 program.”