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Eric Swalwell: The President of the United States attempted to drag a foreign power into our election, to corrupt the 2020 election, to…

On the recordDecember 10, 2019
The President of the United States attempted to drag a foreign power into our election, to corrupt the 2020 election, to cheat, undermined our national security, betrayed the national interests of this country, and he must be held accountable.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell asserts that Trump compromised national security for personal gain.

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