On Wednesday, April 5, 2017, ISP Director Steve Slick was quoted in the New York Times on the normalcy of requesting more information on intelligence reports at the White House, State Department, and various other agencies.
Director Slick noted that Rice’s actions, while ‘not routine,’ were also ‘not uncommon.’ The New York Times quoted Director Slick discussing how “requesting that a name be revealed so that officials could ‘make sense of an intelligence report was a normal part of the daily intelligence rhythm.'” Rice further sticks by her claim that none of the requested information was leaked in an unlawful manner.
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