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Adam Schiff: “I think that the answer to the question is this effort to point the Congress in another direction. Basically say, don't…”

On the recordApril 2, 2017
I think that the answer to the question is this effort to point the Congress in another direction. Basically say, don't look at me, don't look at Russia. There's nothing to see here. You know, I would tell people, whenever they see the president use the word fake, it ought to set off alarm bells.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff discusses the White House's focus on unmasking as a distraction from the Russia investigation.

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