Former intelligence chief James Clapper is facing scrutiny for allegedly providing “inconsistent testimony” to the House Intelligence Committee regarding his discussions with the media about the anti-Trump dossier.
The claim was contained in the report released Friday by House Intelligence Committee Republicans.
The report declared investigators had found “no evidence” of collusion between Trump campaign associates and Russia — findings that Democrats vehemently disputed. But while the report was touted by Trump allies, it could cause problems for Clapper, the director of national intelligence under the Obama administration.
The report stated that in a private interview with the committee on July 17, 2017, Clapper’s response wavered regarding his media contacts over the dossier. He initially denied those contacts, yet later admitted to discussing the dossier contents with Jake Tapper of CNN, where Clapper landed a job after leaving government.
