No, they were not, they were spying, a term I don’t particularly like, on what the Russians were doing, trying to understand, were the Russians infiltrating? James Clapper More Quotes by James Clapper More Quotes From James Clapper During my tenure as DNI, it was my practice to defer to the FBI director -- both (former FBI) Director (Robert) Mueller and Director Comey -- on whether, when, and to what extent they would inform me about such investigations. James Clapper top-news I can deny it. James Clapper politics For the part of the national security apparatus that I oversaw as DNI, there was no wiretap activity mounted against the President-elect at the time, or as a candidate, or against his campaign. James Clapper top-news There's no question this is going to set back and make more difficult cooperation with the Turks. James Clapper top-news Our most important resource is our people, the compromises, decisions we've made, and then the budget reductions occasioned by sequestration or sequestration-like reductions is – the cumulative effect of all this is what I worry about and the reduction in our capacity. It's not as great as it was, say, a year or two ago. And if we continue, you know, these cuts, it will continue to have a negative impact. James Clapper politics Based on the pace and scope of construction at these outposts, China will be able to deploy a range of offensive and defensive military capabilities and support increased PLAN and CCG presence beginning in 2016, once these facilities are completed by the end of 2016 or early 2017, China will have significant capacity to quickly project substantial offensive military power to the region. James Clapper industrials We assess that North Korea has followed through on its announcement by expanding its Yongbyon enrichment facility and restarting the plutonium production reactor, we further assess that North Korea has been operating the reactor long enough so that it could begin to recover plutonium from the reactor’s spent fuel within a matter of weeks to months. James Clapper world Well some of it, to be honest, is misinformed or uninformed, i have to believe though that whoever is elected president, which has to be a very, very sobering realization, that some of that rhetoric would be tempered. James Clapper politics Such malicious cyber activity will continue and probably accelerate until we establish and demonstrate the capability to deter malicious state-sponsored cyber activity. James Clapper technology The day after [Greenwald] wrote about it, the program was shut down by the government of Afghanistan, which was the single most important source of force protection and warning for our people in Afghanistan. James Clapper politics Terrorists particularly have gone to school on the revelations caused by Snowden. James Clapper politics They've been funded anyway even with the sanctions regime, so I'm sure they'll get some money but I don't think it'll be a huge windfall for them. James Clapper energy So many times, the Chinese and others get access to our systems just by pretending to be someone else and then asking for access, and someone gives it to them. James Clapper top-news There are, in addition to ISIL, probably six or eight other terrorist groups that have gathered in Libya. So it's a magnet because, essentially, it's ungoverned. James Clapper politics From an intelligence perspective, I think clearly we need to step up our game. James Clapper politics The issue is the time it is going to take ... to get the ... firepower that will have an impact. James Clapper world Unpredictable instability is the new normal. James Clapper us Homegrown violent extremists continue to pose the most likely threat to the homeland. James Clapper us It's very clear to me that the North Koreans don't have a sense of humor. James Clapper us-news I do think - the metaphor I always use - it's the role of intelligence community to stay down in the engine room and shovel that intelligence coal, and people on the bridge get to decide where to drive the ship and how fast and how to arrange all the deckchairs. James Clapper driveintelligencecommunitypeople
