James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence for much of the presidency of Barack Obama, faced scrutiny after the 2013 leaks of documents by Edward Snowden, who had worked at the National Security Agency (NSA). Clapper had testified to Congress that the NSA did not conduct surveillance on U.S. citizens, a claim that the Snowden documents proved false. Despite the controversy Obama stood by Clapper.
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