“I’m trying to avoid the conclusion that we’ve become Nicaragua.”
— Former CIA Director Michael Hayden, quoted by The Cipher Brief, saying he was “puzzled” by the explanation of the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
“I’m trying to avoid the conclusion that we’ve become Nicaragua.”
— Former CIA Director Michael Hayden, quoted by The Cipher Brief, saying he was “puzzled” by the explanation of the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
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