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On the recordJanuary 4, 2017
There is a widespread assumption--this has been expressed by Secretary Clinton herself since the election--that Vladimir Putin favored Donald Trump in this election.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Cotton discusses the belief that Putin supported Trump's election.

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