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James Comey hits media: Sources ‘often don’t really know what’s going on’

By Eddie Scarry
Published June 8, 2017 3:16pm ET
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James Comey hits media: Sources ‘often don’t really know what’s going on’
"The challenge -- and I'm not picking on reporters -- about writing on classified information is the people talking about it often don't really know what's going on," Comey said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Former FBI Director James Comey said Thursday news reports on classified information, such as recent ones related to President Trump and Russia, are often wrong because the sources are not informed on the matters they’re discussing.

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