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by lesuorac 1053 days ago
Clapper could not have answered that Yes/No question with "That's classified" without revealing whether the answer is Yes.

Going on TV and Clapper saying _he just made a mistake_ is really what I think you have issue with. But none of this TV statements are under oath.

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> Clapper could not have answered that Yes/No question with "That's classified" without revealing whether the answer is Yes.

If the answer to a question is classified then it is classified regardless of whether it is yes or no.

But the answer to that question being classified is objectionable, because a large proportion of the public would have taken issue with not knowing, because they would have objected to the program.