Director of National Intelligence on Killing of Putin Critic: ‘History Has Been We Never Do Find Out’

Photo by Bryan Thomas/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — In remarks made to the Council on Foreign Relations on Monday, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper seemed to question the investigation launched by the Russian government into the death of Boris Nemtsov, an opponent to Russian President Vladimir Putin, last week.

Asked about the possibility that Putin and his allies had perpetrated the killing, Clapper said that such talk was “an obvious theory.” The DNI noted that “there are some Russian Kremlin officials who have suggested we did it, just to create hate and discontent in the political fabric of Russia.”

Clapper said U.S. intelligence did not have any insight into who committed the murder. “I would venture the history has been we never do find out,” he said, adding, “I’m sure that Putin himself is going to investigate.”

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