Episode 1107 • • 35:52 - 39:17
1107: Carbon Budget
James Comey, Wittingly vs Unwittingly, Dialectal Definitions
John Brennan referenced 2016 conversations with James Comey regarding Russian interference and whether US persons worked with them "wittingly or unwittingly." This terminology mirrors James Clapper's previous controversial testimony regarding NSA surveillance of Americans. A brief linguistic digression explores the definition of "wittingly" as a chiefly dialectal term meaning to do something knowingly.