Sebastian Gorka charged Wednesday that James Clapper, former President Obama’s director of national intelligence, helped generate press for the Trump dossier while in office, and was rewarded with a “juicy” CNN contract once he left office.
Gorka, President Trump’s former national security aide, said on Fox News that Clapper knew CNN had the dossier, which contained unverified claims about Trump. To help CNN report the dossier, Clapper made sure to brief President Obama about it.
“After that happened, Clapper told Jake Tapper at CNN, ‘Oh, it’s briefed,’ and then CNN had their peg to hang it on,” Gorka said.
“So a dossier that was built on Russian propaganda … became a news item thanks to Clapper leaking,” he added. “And then what happens? After he leaves government, he gets a juicy contract with CNN. This is bogus.”
“THIS IS BOGUS” –@SebGorka sounds off on Clapper leaking ‘Russian propaganda’ dossier to the media pic.twitter.com/Cz85ha73kG
— FOX & friends (@foxandfriends) May 2, 2018
