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Eric Swalwell: During Watergate, the famous phrase from Senator Howard Baker was asked, what did the President know, and when did he…

On the recordDecember 8, 2019
During Watergate, the famous phrase from Senator Howard Baker was asked, what did the President know, and when did he know it?
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Eric Swalwell
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Swalwell draws parallels between Watergate and current events regarding Trump's knowledge of actions.

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