It’s not like you can take anything leaky James Clapper seriously. This is the same guy who lied TWICE under oath to Congress and has gotten away with it because Jeff Sessions is so worthless. Now Clapper the leaker is claiming he never leaked anything to his pals at CNN before they hired him and gave him a six-figure salary.
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So Clapper told the House Intel Committee his talk with Jake Tapper was “pretty close to when we briefed it.” The briefing took place in January. But he tells Kessler he only talked to Tapper in May. May does not seem “pretty close” to January to me.
Clapper’s denial is hurt by the fact that he has a history of being less than forthcoming. Recall his Senate testimony about surveillance which turned out not to be true. So is he telling the truth now, knowing that if he admitted to leaking the briefing to CNN, he’d be admitting to something which could suggest he staged the entire incident? Simply put, what else would you expect Clapper to say under these circumstances? Even if Clapper’s House testimony were more clear, how credible is he on this?
Someone who knew CNN was hot to get the dossier before the public made that possible by leaking word of the briefing Clapper ordered within days of it happening. If it wasn’t Clapper, who was it? And did that person have the same goal previously attributed to Clapper, i.e. to give CNN the excuse it needed to get this DNC funded oppo-research out in public?