...............If he lied to Wyden, why did he write his clarification letter to Feinstein?................
The Scumbag Wyden set him up.
Wyden, who has a top secret clearance, and was told all about the program, was sworn to secrecy.
Clapper too has top secret clearance, and was also sworn to secrecy about the program, was asked the question by the Scumbag in open testimony.
Clapper had a choice of two responses:
1. say yes, and blow the whole program to the public, and go to jail for exposing a “top secret” program that he was sworn to keep secret.
2. Lie and say no
Scumbag Wyden even told Clapper that he was going to set him up the day before, forcing Clapper to make a reasoned choice in his next day testimony.
Scumbag Wyden (D, OR) should be held in contempt!
There has to be protocol for moving his testimony to a private venue, why didn’t he assert it? Especially if Wyden told him ahead of time he was going to make him the fall guy. But I stand on my assessment of the Republicans. Why does Wyden still have top secret clearance? But then I question how a party that is as anti-American as the Democrat party can even get these clearances.
Actually, Wyden showed more courage than anyone else that had been briefed on the verizon program. Anyone listening to his question ought to have had their antenae peaked, so leading it was.
What else was he to do? Hold a press conference and expose the program and be carted off to jail? Oh you bet they would. And try to censor the press conference. And now censorship of websites in the armed forces. Chilling stuff.