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Eric Swalwell: “We're going to hear from the attorney general, Anderson. I don't understand why there's a standoff. America was attacked…”

On the recordApril 28, 2019
We're going to hear from the attorney general, Anderson. I don't understand why there's a standoff. America was attacked in the 2016 election by the Russians, we are undergoing informational warfare.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell discusses the need for Attorney General Barr to testify about Russian interference in the 2016 election.

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