Clapper on 17 Intel Agencies Claims: ‘How This Narrative Got Out There, I Don’t Know’

SCIUTTO There is a ░░░░░░░░ to unwrap there because ░░░░░░░░ leveled a lot of ░░░░░░░░ in the way of ░░░░░░░░ U S intelligence community ░░░░░░░░ first on the big ░░░░░░░░ In a foreign country ░░░░░░░░ to a foreign leader ░░░░░░░░ day before he meets ░░░░░░░░ the president of Russia ░░░░░░░░ he just throw the ░░░░░░░░ S intelligence community under ░░░░░░░░ bus CLAPPER Well it ░░░░░░░░ hard not to reach ░░░░░░░░ conclusion that exactly so ░░░░░░░░ of all on the ░░░░░░░░ of components of the ░░░░░░░░ community yes there are ░░░░░░░░ 16 components by law ░░░░░░░░ the office of Director ░░░░░░░░ National Intelligence When then ░░░░░░░░ elect Trump was briefed ░░░░░░░░ this on the 6th ░░░░░░░░ January there were four ░░░░░░░░ us meaning the directors ░░░░░░░░ NSA FBI CIA and ░░░░░░░░ that s all and ░░░░░░░░ explained who did the ░░░░░░░░ So how this narrative ░░░░░░░░ out there about 17 ░░░░░░░░ being involved I don ░░░░░░░░ know But the report ░░░░░░░░ makes it clear that ░░░░░░░░ was the three agencies ░░░░░░░░ the office of Director ░░░░░░░░ National Intelligence that put ░░░░░░░░ intelligence community assessment together ░░░░░░░░ far as others doing ░░░░░░░░ that s news to ░░░░░░░░ We saw no evidence ░░░░░░░░ there was anyone involved ░░░░░░░░ this other than the ░░░░░░░░ As far as the ░░░░░░░░ weapons of mass destruction ░░░░░░░░ intelligence assessment that was ░░░░░░░░ in October of 2002 ░░░░░░░░ remember it because my ░░░░░░░░ were on it It ░░░░░░░░ 15 years ago The ░░░░░░░░ community has done a ░░░░░░░░ of things to make ░░░░░░░░ that never happens again ░░░░░░░░ it s true that ░░░░░░░░ a big mistake but ░░░░░░░░ have learned from it ░░░░░░░░ the intelligence community has ░░░░░░░░ should say and injected ░░░░░░░░ lot of safeguards to ░░░░░░░░ that from ever happening ░░░░░░░░ And because of that ░░░░░░░░ and my having lived ░░░░░░░░ it that is why ░░░░░░░░ confidence level is so ░░░░░░░░ in the veracity and ░░░░░░░░ fidelity of the information ░░░░░░░░ went into that intelligence ░░░░░░░░ assessment.”