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>> taliban guilty of terror attacks itself through the years, many dozens of them. barbara starr, thanks very much. joining me now to discuss is james clapper. he's former director of intelligence, led operations during a big part of those many years in afghanistan. director clapper, thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> thanks, jim, for having me. >> secretary of state anthony blinken said yesterday the u.s. has, quote, significant leverage over the taliban to ensure cooperation on a number of issues going forward. is that true? >> well, it's true depending on how the taliban condu...

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And apparently it didn't go so well. >> yeah. cnn has been reporting that the u.s. is scrambling to fill the intelligence vacuum created by afghanistan's sudden collapse. how big of a problem is that? is that a big deal? >> it is a big deal. there's simply no substitute for the on-the-ground presence our intelligence services have had and built up over some 20 years. and that's going to -- i'll just say this. you can't replicate that from afar. there's a lot we can do to observe from over the horizon, but others have pointed this out. we're going to take a hit here as far as our on the ground ...

Like this guy really hates me and is coming after me and it's not letting up. but when you see that the machinery of the department of justice has been activated against you. and they are, actively, trying to throw you in jail. it is absolutely terrifying. >> so, director clapper, the former-attorney general bill barr told "politico" today that he doesn't recall being told the prosecutors in the justice department had subpoenaed apple for data from the accounts of these house democrats, along with their staff and family members. he doesn't recall. did you buy that? >> well, it's not the first ...

Cuts. we're just learning about these things has they happen to dribble out because of gag orders and spiring and service providers providing notification. i want to put context on this for your viewers, john. this is so wildly different from anything i ever experienced running many sensitive investigations, some of which occasionally involve members of congress. some of which were leaked cases. this is like the equivalent of carpet bombing the house intelligence committee with legal process but of course, only on one side of the aisle so the way it was executed to me reeks of political purpos...