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Eric Swalwell: “To me, it's because they want to protect the underlying questions which is, did the President have knowledge of what the…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2019
To me, it's because they want to protect the underlying questions which is, did the President have knowledge of what the Russians were doing? Was he seeking business deals while he was running for President? And did he obstruct and try and shutdown lawful investigations? Innocent people don't act the way that the President and his lawyer are acting.
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell expressing concerns about the President's behavior in relation to the investigations.

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