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Tucker Carlson: “The control of elected leaders over those agencies. The…”

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There are. And I don't want to put you in uncomfortable situations. You don't need to comment on this. Just brief aside. But we actually have civilian control. The. The control of elected leaders over those agencies. The president, of course, but also members of Congress. We have the intelligence boards, too. Right. And we have something called the Senate Intel Committee. Right. And the person leading that. You don't have to comment on this. (13:27–13:33)

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