On James Clapper:

James Clapper resigns as US director of national intelligence - The Guardian, 17 Nov 2016

"In March 2013, months before Snowden provided the Guardian and the Washington Post with voluminous NSA data documenting sweeping domestic and international communications dragnets, Clapper had a public colloquy with Senator Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat on the intelligence committee.

Wyden asked Clapper: “Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions, or hundreds of millions, of Americans?” Clapper replied, untruthfully: “No sir,” rubbing his head. “Not wittingly.” "

Clapper is famous for having lied under oath to Congress, and the American people, concerning the NSA's surveillance programs. He is also well known for having fired Trump aide Michael Flynn from his directorship at the Defense Intelligence Committee.

Clapper is a proven liar, and a political animal through and through.