{"id":41321,"date":"2013-06-12T19:17:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-12T18:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/justin-amash-clapper-lied-under-oath-and-should-resign\/41321\/"},"modified":"2013-06-12T19:17:22","modified_gmt":"2013-06-12T18:17:22","slug":"justin-amash-clapper-lied-under-oath-and-should-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/justin-amash-clapper-lied-under-oath-and-should-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Amash: Clapper Lied Under Oath and Should Resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infowars.com<\/strong><br \/>June 12, 2013<\/p>\n<p>At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing back in March, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, \u201cDoes the NSA collect any type of data on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?\u201d  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, sir,\u201d Clapper answered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt [the NSA] does not,\u201d  Wyden said to confirm Clapper\u2019s answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot wittingly. There are cases where they could inadvertently, perhaps, collect, but not wittingly,\u201d said Clapper. <\/p>\n<p>In response to Clapper\u2019s now obviously false statement, U.S. House member Justin Amash (R-Mich.) made the following statement on his Facebook page:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt now appears clear that the director of national intelligence, James Clapper, lied under oath to Congress and the American people. Members of Congress can\u2019t make informed decisions on intelligence issues when the head of the intelligence community willfully makes false statements. Perjury is a serious crime. Mr. Clapper should resign immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>      &lt;!&#8211; <\/p>\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n<p> &#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p>This article was posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013  at  1:11 pm<\/p>\n<p>Tags: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/big-brother-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">big brother<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/constitution\/\" rel=\"tag\">constitution<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/domestic-news-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">domestic news<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/domestic-spying\/\" rel=\"tag\">domestic spying<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/government-corruption\/\" rel=\"tag\">government corruption<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/tag\/justin-amash\/\" rel=\"tag\">justin amash<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\" \/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\" \/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\" \/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\" \/>&lt;!&#8211; this is where we need to show the related articles  <\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles_container\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">Related Articles<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8211;&gt; <\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infowars.com\/justin-amash-clapper-lied-under-oath-and-should-resign\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Justin Amash: Clapper Lied Under Oath and Should Resign\">Infowars<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infowars.comJune 12, 2013 At a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing back in March, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, \u201cDoes the NSA collect any type of data on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?\u201d \u201cNo, sir,\u201d Clapper answered. \u201cIt [the NSA] does not,\u201d Wyden said to confirm Clapper\u2019s answer. 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