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Adam Schiff: “Well, my reaction is, if he didn't record these conversations, if they don't exist, why did he suggest that they did?…”

On the recordJune 21, 2017
Well, my reaction is, if he didn't record these conversations, if they don't exist, why did he suggest that they did? What was to be gained by that? Was this an effort to intimidate James Comey? Was it an effort to discourage other people from speaking out?
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff questions President Trump's motives for suggesting he had recordings of conversations with James Comey.

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