James Clapper’s Troubled Tenure as Director of National Intelligence
James Clapper’s televised mishap masks a deeper problem: a national intelligence office that often seems out of the loop. Tara McKelvey on the 9/11 reform that isn’t working.
Then U.S. Director of National Intelligence-designate James Clapper testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Jul. 20, 2010 on Capitol Hill. (Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images)
James Clapper’s cringe-inducing encounter with Diane Sawyer was not his finest hour. Here he was, being asked about the arrests of 12 terror suspects that day in London, and the director of national intelligence had to glance at his administration colleagues with an awkward smile that said, Help Me Out...
