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Clapper Subpoenaed in DOJ Probe of Obama-era Review of 2016 Russian Election Interference

Former intelligence chief is among more than a dozen Obama era officials ensnared in widening Florida-based investigation

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Michael Isikoff
Nov 15, 2025
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James Clapper in 2016 (CNN)

President Obama’s former director of national intelligence James Clapper is one of more than a dozen former U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials who have recently received subpoenas in a fast accelerating but still puzzling Justice Department investigation into the handling of issues related to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, a source familiar with aspects of the probe says.

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