Democrat Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) ripped CNN contributor and former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Wednesday for continuing to lie about his famous lie to the American public.
In March 2013 Director of National Intelligence James Clapper went before the US Senate and lied about government spying. Senator Ron Wyden asked Clapper if the NSA collects any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans? Director Clapper replied, “No, sir … not wittingly.”
This was a lie.
Clapper was never condemned or punished for lying under oath to the US Senate.
This more proof of the double standard in the US legal system.
Democrats get off for lying. Republicans are convicted for made up lies.
On Wednesday CNN contributor Clapper lied again and told CNN he did not lie to Congress about NSA surveillance.
He keeps lying.
James Clapper: ‘I Didn’t Lie’ to Congress About NSA Surveillance, I 'Simply Didn’t Understand’ the Question https://t.co/Y9sVhyT30y pic.twitter.com/VEXLybpevF
— Mediaite (@Mediaite) March 5, 2019
That’s when Democrat Ron Wydon responded on Twitter.
Senator Wyden: James Clapper needs to stop making excuses for lying to the American people about mass surveillance. To be clear: I sent him the question in advance. I asked him to correct the record afterward. He chose to let the lie stand.
James Clapper needs to stop making excuses for lying to the American people about mass surveillance. To be clear: I sent him the question in advance. I asked him to correct the record afterward. He chose to let the lie stand. https://t.co/i6jls7I9Em
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) March 6, 2019
Wyden then tried to tie President Trump into the continued Clapper lies.
When intelligence leaders mislead the public about surveillance, they fuel the cynicism and mistrust of government that lets wannabe authoritarians gain power.
— Ron Wyden (@RonWyden) March 6, 2019
