It was seeing a continuing litany of lies from senior officials to Congress - and therefore the American people - and the realization that that Congress , specifically the Gang of Eight , wholly supported the lies that compelled me to act . Seeing someone in the position of James Clapper - the Director of National Intelligence - baldly lying to the public without repercussion is the evidence of a subverted democracy . The consent of the governed is not consent if it is not informed .
Если такой человек как Джеймс Клеппер , Директор Национальной разведки США , публично лжет и это не влечет за собой никаких последствий для него , значит наша демократия начинает разрушаться .