The president sets the tone. He creates the atmosphere, and that can be enlightened, progressive, or it can be intimidating, depending on what the president's agenda is. I think the other dimension of this that I worry about is impacts… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
There's nobody that wants the president to be successful more than I. — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
What I said was, the NSA does not voyeuristically pore through U.S. citizens' e-mails. I stand by that. — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
I think Trump's presidency represents a completely different model than what we're used to. And I think to your point, yes, he is a… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
We're talking about nuclear war with North Korea. We're talking about Russia. Does it feel like the world has shifted? Are we all just… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
Trump is very skillful at identifying - even if he can't quite get it clear, or precisely describe it - but that's what he… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
If we - particularly, if we peremptorily attack North Korea - that without deliberation, that North Korea will reflexively unleash all the rocketry and… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
First Russians objective was - as I said earlier - to sow discord, discontent, disruption. And their next objective was - because of the very strong personal animus that Putin himself had for both Clintons, both President Clinton and Secretary Clinton - and he particularly held her responsible for what he felt was an attempted color revolution in 2011 to… — James R. Clapper Copy Share
The FBI is unique in that it straddles both law enforcement and counterintelligence. — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
I think, as a professional courtesy, when the president asks you to dinner, you go. — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
The Russians succeeded, I believe, beyond their wildest expectations. Their first objective in the election was to sow discontent, discord, and disruption in our political life, and they have succeeded to a fare-thee-well. They have accelerated, amplified the polarization and the divisiveness in this country and they've undermined our democratic system. They wanted to create doubt in the minds of… — James R. Clapper Copy Share
The president sets the tone. He creates the atmosphere, and that can be enlightened, progressive, or it can be intimidating, depending on what the… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
When I visited North Korea in November 2014, is that Kim Jong-un is not merely the head of state of the DPRK - the… — James R. Clapper Copy Share Image
