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John McCain: They came awfully close to succeeding. If we hadn't had an informant from the inside, they might have succeeded.

On the recordJune 27, 2017
They came awfully close to succeeding. If we hadn't had an informant from the inside, they might have succeeded.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain highlights the critical role of an informant in preventing a coup.

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