The most pervasive cyber threat to the U.S. financial sector is from cyber criminals. James Clapper More Quotes by James Clapper More Quotes From James Clapper I've come around to the position some months ago that perhaps as at least an initial plateau, in the interest of getting something done, it might be worth considering capping what North Korea have now and then maybe on a much longer term basis trying, you know, to get them to reduce their nuclear holdings to zero, which I think is going to be very difficult. James Clapper politics I wish people paid more attention to Volume I [of the Mueller report]. James Clapper politics My read of the Mueller report is that there's a road map laid out there if the Congress chooses to follow it, i think the decision is whether to do that in the face of Republican resistance or opposition in the Senate, which is where a conviction has to happen, or let this play out through the 2020 election. James Clapper politics Collusion and obstruction aside, the big deal to me is the magnitude of the Russian interference. James Clapper politics No one can say( the Russians) didn't interfere, and, in fact, I think taint the election. James Clapper politics I thought it was both stunning and scary, i was amazed at that and rather disappointed that the attorney general would say such a thing. The term' spying' has all kinds of negative connotations and I have to believe he chose that term deliberately. James Clapper top-news The first objective of The Russians was to sow doubt, discord and discontent in this country, and they've succeeded to it fairly well -- capitalizing and exploiting the polarization and divisiveness in this country, secondarily, of course, was to do all they could to damage Hillary Clinton's candidacy and to help, when he became serious as Donald Trump, Donald Trump. James Clapper politics Bill McRaven's a national hero, bill McRaven performance in orchestrating the actual attack was masterful, and I think the country owes Bill McRaven a great debt for Bill McRaven leadership and Bill McRaven lifetime of service. James Clapper top-news What this really is is misplaced criticism of Bill McRaven. James Clapper top-news I do want to just echo one thing that( former CIA Director) John Brennan said and that this is not going to silence the administration's critics. James Clapper politics I think it would have been a lot more appropriate, a lot more sincere, had he actually named the targets and said something reassuring to them. James Clapper politics I do want to just echo one thing that John Brennan said and that this is not going to silence the administration's critics. James Clapper politics I think it is, i think John is sort of like a freight train, and he's going to say what's on his mind. I think, though, that the common denominator among all of us that have been speaking up, though, is a genuine concern about the jeopardy or threats to our institutions and values, and although we may express that in different ways. And I think that's what this really is about. But John and his rhetoric, I think, have become an issue in and of itself. James Clapper politics I think it is, i think John Brennan is sort of like a freight train, and John Brennan's going to say what's on John Brennan mind. I think, though, that the common denominator among all of us that have been speaking up, though, is a genuine concern about the jeopardy or threats to our institutions and values, and although we may express that in different ways. And I think that's what this really is about. But John Brennan and John Brennan rhetoric, I think, have become an issue in and of itself. James Clapper politics I find it very disturbing that here we were in compliance with a request of the then-President of the United States to put into one document our insight and knowledge of the profound threat that Russia posed to this country, and now, apparently, we're being punished for this. John( Brennan) already has been. James Clapper politics It is an enemies list to get at people that have been critical or who have taken actions that, you know, he didn't like. That to me is a pretty chilling message. James Clapper politics There is a very chilling message here to people in the intelligence community. If you tee up intelligence that the President doesn't like, you may risk losing your clearance and thereby your job. James Clapper politics Will the republic stand or fall on whether John( John Brennan) retains his access to classified information ? Of course not. The larger issue here, to me, throughout has been infringement on First Amendment rights and I think people ought to think seriously about that. James Clapper top-news I think that history is replete with examples of where there have been, shall I say, communication gaps between the White House and Pentagon. James Clapper politics It's a particularly acute issue here with President Donald Trump, who I think as more time has elapsed in his tenure, feels more and more confident that, you know, he doesn't really need any advice from anybody and he's smarter than everybody else. James Clapper politics
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