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On the recordNovember 7, 2017
You know, I actually read the Papadopoulos deal as something that should really concern them. Because if you look at the timeline, they went to Papadopoulos in January, he gave them a bs story. They went back to him in February, he stuck to the lie. They took a couple of months to gather evidence and confronted him again in July after they pulled him off a plane. And this time the evidence was overwhelming. And he found religion and told them the truth. Think that shows, one, that these individuals are willing to lie about their contacts with Russia, but, two, that the FBI and the Department of Justice are determined to get to the bottom of it. So that should send a chill, I think, to the Trump team but also show them that if they have something to hide, that it's very likely that they're going to find it.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

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Swalwell discusses the implications of George Papadopoulos's plea deal and its potential impact on the Trump campaign.

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