John Ratcliffe: “Some of these capabilities fall under covert action…”

“And we were determined not to let him down or our airmen down. As an agency, the CIA possesses unique capabilities that only the President can deploy. Some of these capabilities fall under covert action authorities. And because covert means exactly that, I'm not going to be able to tell you everything that you want to know.” (02:21–02:25)

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