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A Former Clandestine Service Officer’s Take On How Cohen’s Lie Gave Russia Leverage

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November 30, 2018 1:12 p.m.

I reached out to foreign intelligence expert John Sipher, whose career included running the CIA’s Russia operations, for his reaction on Michael Cohen’s guilty plea yesterday, and his thoughts on what we should make of Russia’s willingness to make statements that help cover for Cohen’s lie.

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