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On the recordDecember 18, 2017
This seems to be a genetic trait. But the reality is that I think our FBI and our Department of Justice have a lot of really dedicated public servants, whose work is being maligned right now because there are some efforts to tear down those institutions, to tear down what Bob Mueller may find to discredit it in advance by casting doubt on the integrity of these institutions.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

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Adam Schiff criticizes the Trump family's victim mentality and defends the integrity of the FBI and Department of Justice against attacks.

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